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Primary Traits
432.5 g
0 m - 100 m
49
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Fratercula arctica
English name
Atlantic Puffin
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Alcidae
Genus
Fratercula
Species
arctica
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
NP
Latitudinal zone
Temperate-Polar
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
310 g
Maximum unsexed mass
555 g
Average mass
432.5 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
100 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
100 m
Typical elevation
50 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Sea
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Fish
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Burrow, Crevice
Nest substrate
Ground, Rock
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
1
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
36 d
Maximum incubation period
45 d
Minimum fledging period
34 d
Maximum fledging period
57 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
1
Average fledging period
45.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive