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[[Image:Horned_Puffin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by martinuk]] | [[Image:Horned_Puffin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by martinuk]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip | + | *Bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip |
| + | *Small fleshy black "horn" above their eyes | ||
| + | *White face | ||
| + | **Dark line extending from the back of the eye | ||
| + | *Red feet | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Siberia]], [[Alaska]] and [[British Columbia]]. | [[Siberia]], [[Alaska]] and [[British Columbia]]. | ||
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Rocky coastal areas | Rocky coastal areas | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nest are built in burrows, in rocky cavities or among rocks. | Nest are built in burrows, in rocky cavities or among rocks. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Includes fish, squid and crustaceans. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 30 December 2007
- Fratercula corniculata
Identification
- Bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip
- Small fleshy black "horn" above their eyes
- White face
- Dark line extending from the back of the eye
- Red feet
Distribution
Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Rocky coastal areas
Behaviour
Breeding
Nest are built in burrows, in rocky cavities or among rocks.
Diet
Includes fish, squid and crustaceans.
