Tufted Puffin
Introduction
This Pacific puffin was an unexpected visitor to Britain in 2009, following the sighting of one flying down the Swale Estuary in Kent. Seen by only seven observers and photographed, the species was added to the British List.
While reductions in the extent of Arctic sea-ice may mean that more individuals could occur, it is worth noting that many Tufted Puffin colonies have declined in numbers.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Charadriiformes
- Family: Alcidae
- Scientific name: Fratercula cirrhata
- Authority: Pallas, 1769
- Euring code number: 6560
Alternate species names
- Catalan: fraret crestat
- Czech: papuchalk chocholatý
- Danish: Toplunde
- Dutch: Kuifpapegaaiduiker
- Estonian: tupslunn
- Finnish: töyhtölunni
- French: Macareux huppé
- German: Gelbschopflund
- Hungarian: kontyos lunda
- Icelandic: Topplundi
- Italian: Pulcinella dai ciuffi
- Latvian: cekulainais tuklitis
- Lithuanian: kuoduotasis mormonas
- Norwegian: Topplunde
- Polish: maskonur zlotoczuby
- Portuguese: papagaio-do-mar-de-penachos
- Slovak: mníšik vlasatý
- Slovenian: copasti mormon
- Spanish: Frailecillo coletudo
- Swedish: tofslunne
