Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Auks, Murres and Puffins :: Horned Puffin

Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata

Described by: Naumann, J. F. (1821)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 29, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke  St. Paul Island, Alaska, USA - Jun 28, 2007 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

N. Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea;
Coasts of e. Siberia (Chukotski Peninsula) s. to Sakhalin Is., Kamchatka and n. Kuril Is. and the Commancer Is. e. to Alaska (Diomede Is. and Cape Lisburne through islands in the Bering Sea to the Aleutians to w. Canada s. to Queen Charlotte Is.
Winters s. to Japan and sw. United States (s. California).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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