puffins
Colorful beaked seabirds
Puffins are seabirds of the auk family, recognizable by their stocky bodies, black-and-white plumage, and colorful triangular bills that become brighter during breeding season.
They nest in burrows on coastal cliffs and spend most of their lives at sea.
The Atlantic puffin is sometimes called the "clown of the sea" for its distinctive face markings.
Animal's dug dwelling
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- pufflingJuvenile puffin
chick · egg · mate · pair bonding · cliffside · ledge · island · Atlantic
Horny avian mouthpart
- billAmount owed, written
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
webbed feet · waterproof · compact · stocky · colorful · orange · striped · grooves
Sudden steep descent
- underwaterBelow the surface
- swimMove through water
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- sand eelsSlender fish burrowing in seabeds
herring · capelin · sprat · forage · hunt · catch · bill · surface
Nordic island republic
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- Faroe IslandsAutonomous Danish North Atlantic archipelago
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
Scotland · Maine · Newfoundland · North Atlantic · subarctic · cold-water · Nordic · northern
At risk of extinction
- declineDecrease or refuse
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
habitat loss · protect · sanctuary · reserve · monitoring · research · Audubon · ecotourism
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
- rookeryCommunal bird nesting site
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
puffling · chick · egg · mate · pair bonding · cliffside · ledge · island · Atlantic · congregate
beak
Horny avian mouthpart
wingspan · webbed feet · waterproof · compact · stocky · colorful · orange · striped · grooves · molting
plunge
Sudden steep descent
- underwaterBelow the surface
- swimMove through water
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
sand eels · herring · capelin · sprat · forage · hunt · catch · bill · surface · depths
Iceland
Nordic island republic
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
- Faroe IslandsAutonomous Danish North Atlantic archipelago
Norway · Scotland · Maine · Newfoundland · North Atlantic · subarctic · cold-water · Nordic · northern · boreal
endangered
At risk of extinction
- declineDecrease or refuse
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
overfishing · habitat loss · protect · sanctuary · reserve · monitoring · research · Audubon · ecotourism · restoration
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- Atlantic CanadaNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Acadians, Bay of Fundy
- Coastal AlaskaSitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay, fjords
- Irish CoastWild Atlantic Way, Connemara, Beara Peninsula, sea cliffs, coastal cliffs
- SkyeIsle of Skye, crofting, sea eagles, lochs, cliffs
- Welsh natureSnowdonia, red kites, red kite, grey seals, otters
- huffing and puffingLabored, noisy respiration
- puffing upInflating or expanding
- chest puffingInflating torso for show