Portrait of a Tufted Puffin
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Portrait of a Tufted Puffin
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_7340
Description
Tufted puffins are around 15 in in length with a similar wingspan and weigh about 1.6 lbs. Male birds tend to be slightly larger than females. They are mostly black with a white facial patch and feature a very thick bill which is mostly red with some yellow and occasionally green markings. Their most distinctive feature and namesake are the yellow tufts that appear annually on birds of both sexes as the summer reproductive season approaches. As among other alcids, the wings are relatively short, adapted for diving, underwater swimming and capturing prey rather than gliding, of which they are incapable. It is also known as crested puffin and is easily recognizable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts. The Tufted Puffin is a seabird of the open waters, islands, and coastal cliffs of the north Pacific. It is larger than other puffin species and distinctive in appearance, with a bold white "face-mask" and golden head plumes in the breeding season.
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June 29th, 2014
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