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• Puffin

  Puffins are charismatic seabirds belonging to the auk family, known for their colorful, triangular beaks during breeding season and upright posture. Three species exist: Atlantic Puffin, Horned Puffin, and Tufted Puffin, found in the colder waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. The Atlantic Puffin is common in Europe. They are relatively small birds, typically measuring 25-38 cm (10-15 inches) in length. Puffins are excellent swimmers and divers, using their wings to propel themselves underwater to catch small fish. They are highly colonial breeders, nesting in large numbers on coastal cliffs and islands, often in burrows.

  

  Habitat: The Puffin lives in Norway, France, Denmark, Spain, United-kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Japan, North-korea, South-korea, Russia, United-states-of-america, Greenland, Canada.