Species
Atlantic puffin
Fratercula arctica
The Atlantic puffin is a diving seabird that depends on small schooling prey such as herring and capelin.
Ecoregions
Norwegian Current
Ecoregion types
Polar & Subpolar
Trophic levels
Tertiary Consumer
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About this species
Species identity
Fratercula arctica is a seabird of the North Atlantic that dives for small fish and large zooplankton. Its breeding success is tightly linked to prey availability in productive current systems.
Where it lives
Atlantic puffins breed across the North Atlantic, including Norway, Iceland, the Faroes, and the British Isles. They forage over shelf and current systems where small pelagic prey are concentrated.
Role in the ecosystem
Atlantic puffin makes the link between ocean food webs and visible coastal wildlife easy to teach.
Citation
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v8i1.6805
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