Before the Secretary of the Interior Petition to List the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) Under the Endangered Species Act
The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is a medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family, and is the largest of three species of puffin that comprise the genus Fratercula. The Tufted Puffin is also the most strikingly marked puffin, with long white or yellow tufts of feathers that droop behind th...
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.664.2525 http://docs.nrdc.org/wildlife/files/wil_14021201a.pdf |
| Summary: | The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is a medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family, and is the largest of three species of puffin that comprise the genus Fratercula. The Tufted Puffin is also the most strikingly marked puffin, with long white or yellow tufts of feathers that droop behind the eye, a white facemask, and a thick bright red or orange bill during the summer breeding season. Tufted puffins breed in the United States (in California, Oregon, Washington |
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