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  2. Atlantic puffin - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic puffin is a bird of the colder waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. It breeds on the coasts of northwest Europe, the Arctic fringes, and eastern North America. More than 90% of the global population is found in Europe (4,770,000–5,780,000 pairs, equalling 9,550,000–11,600,000 adults) [ 1 ] and colonies in Iceland alone are home ...

  3. Now's the time to find Atlantic puffins in nearby Maine ... - AOL

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    Atlantic puffins range the entire North Atlantic Ocean with approximately 60 percent of the world's puffins breeding in and around Iceland. On this side of the pond, Maine ocean islands provide ...

  4. Puffin - Wikipedia

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    Two species, the tufted puffin and horned puffin, are found in the North Pacific Ocean, while the Atlantic puffin is found in the North Atlantic Ocean. All puffin species have predominantly black or black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks that get brightly colored during the breeding season. They shed the colorful outer parts ...

  5. Witless Bay Ecological Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Witless Bay reserve contains North America´s largest Atlantic puffin colony. It is estimated that more than 260,000 pairs of Atlantic puffins nest there during the late spring and summer. The reserve also hosts the world's second-largest colony of Leach's storm-petrels. More than 620,000 pairs of these birds come here to nest every year.

  6. Experts: These Are the Hottest Birding Destinations in America

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    One of the most famous feathered residents is the Atlantic puffin, several colonies of which nest offshore and require a summer boat trip out to coastal islands. Bald eagles are also abundant here ...

  7. Maine's puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change

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    Maine's puffins are the only breeding Atlantic puffins in the U.S. Worldwide, the species lives in the North Atlantic from Maine and Canada to Europe. Other countries with large puffin populations ...

  8. Pee Pee Island - Wikipedia

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    Pee Pee Island provides a breeding ground for up to 1300 pairs of Atlantic puffin and is part of the largest Atlantic puffin colony in North America. [3] The island is made up of layers of dark grey sandstone and shale. [3] It is only 250 metres from the mainland and easily viewed from the village of Saint Micheals and the East Coast Trail.

  9. Portal:Scottish islands/Fauna - Wikipedia

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    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 .