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tufted puffin

Fratercula sirrhata

Photo by shebebusynow
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black water bird with yellow legs and a big yellow beak characteristic of their auk family, white around the eyes and white tufts over each eye like overgrown eyebrows.

Habitat:

Oregon coastal waters.

Notes:

This one was in the Oregon Aquarium, but they nest at Yaquina Head Natural Area.

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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PublishedMay 28, 2013

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