Atlantic puffin
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| phylum | Chordata | The Atlantic Puffin, also known as the Common Puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean. It breeds in Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland and many North Atlantic islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and the British Isles in the east. The Atlantic Puffin has a large population and a wide range. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, they swim on the surface and feed mainly on small fish, which they catch by diving underwater, using their wings for propulsion.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Charadriiformes | |
| family | Alcidae | |
| genus | Fratercula | |
| species | F. arctica |
