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A horned puffin flying over the ocean. To achieve flight, horned puffins either jump off a cliff to gain momentum, or races across the water to reaching the speed required for takeoff. [12] Horned puffins fly compactly and quickly, 10 to 30 meters (33 to 98 ft) above sea level. The wing beats are constant, rapid and regular. [14]
The male Atlantic puffin builds the nest and exhibits strong nest-site fidelity. Both sexes of the horned puffin help to construct their nest. Horned puffin burrows are usually about 1 meter (3.3 feet) deep, ending in a chamber, while the tunnel leading to a tufted puffin burrow may be up to 2.75 meters (9.0 feet) long.
Tribe Fraterculini – puffins Cerorhinca. Rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata; Fratercula. Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica; Horned puffin, Fratercula corniculata; Tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata; Biodiversity of auks seems to have been markedly higher during the Pliocene. [10] See the genus accounts for prehistoric species.
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean ; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin being found in the northeastern Pacific .
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris (A)
Estimate calculated from population density and range of habitat. [125] Swallow-tailed gull: Creagrus furcatus: ... Horned puffin: Fratercula corniculata: 1,200,000 ...
Experts believe you can spot up to 11 different species in Michegan so flock to the state to witness the likes of Great Horned Owls, Barred Owls, and Eastern Screech Owls during your bird-spotting ...
Every year millions of birds of various species nest on the refuge islands. Birds that nest on these islands include horned puffins, black-legged kittiwakes (which nest on the exposed rock face of cliffs), [1] tufted puffins and various auklets such as Cassin's auklet and the whiskered auklet. [5]