The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) also known as the crested puffin, is the largest of all puffin species. Tufted puffins are mostly black with white facial patches and have a thick red bill with yellow and green markings. Their most distinctive features are the yellow tufts that appear on both males and females. Tufted puffins generally feed on fish and marine invertebrates. Their diet is made up of sand lance, capelin, small squid, crustaceans, mollusks, and sea urchins. Tufted puffins feed by diving and swimming underwater. They are not considered in danger of extinction and are listed as least concern.
The Tufted Puffin has a wingspan in the range of 24.8”-29.1” (63-74 cm) and total weight of 1.5-1.9 lb (.7-.9 kg). The body of the Tufted Puffin has an overall length between 13.8”-15.75” (35-40 cm), body width of 4.3”-5.1” (11-13 cm), and standing height of roughly 9.8”-11.4” (25-29 cm). The typical lifespan of the Tufted Puffin is between 15-25 years.
The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) also known as the crested puffin, is the largest of all puffin species. Tufted puffins are mostly black with white facial patches and have a thick red bill with yellow and green markings. Their most distinctive features are the yellow tufts that appear on both males and females. Tufted puffins generally feed on fish and marine invertebrates. Their diet is made up of sand lance, capelin, small squid, crustaceans, mollusks, and sea urchins. Tufted puffins feed by diving and swimming underwater. They are not considered in danger of extinction and are listed as least concern.
The Tufted Puffin has a wingspan in the range of 24.8”-29.1” (63-74 cm) and total weight of 1.5-1.9 lb (.7-.9 kg). The body of the Tufted Puffin has an overall length between 13.8”-15.75” (35-40 cm), body width of 4.3”-5.1” (11-13 cm), and standing height of roughly 9.8”-11.4” (25-29 cm). The typical lifespan of the Tufted Puffin is between 15-25 years.
