Horned Puffin

Fratercula corniculata

Least Concern

The Horned Puffin is a North Pacific puffin of sea cliffs, rocky islands, and cold offshore waters. It nests in crevices rather than deep burrows and dives for fish and squid. Its population remains large enough for Least Concern.

Family

Alcidae

Group

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Range

Horned Puffin Range — North Pacific and Bering Sea coasts from eastern Siberia and Alaska south toward British Columbia

Population

≈ >800K

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