Yesterday, I just saw a reel on insta ... in which a cartoon bird sang a song on bestie . Then I saved that reel because I just love this cartoon bird. But in reality...I have no idea that this bird is also present in our wildlife and then I just think about vulnerable birds and then ... I am completely shocked when I saw that cartoon bird in vulnerable list of birds...So, I just think that we should have to know the bird which is eaten and caught by people even when this species is in vulnerable list. I want to share some information about this gorgeous bird.
Common name- Atlantic Puffins
Scientific name- Fratercula Arctica
Diet- Carnivores
Height- 10 inch
Weight- 500g
Lifespan- 20 to 30 yrs
Habitat- Atlantic Oceans
Atlantic Puffin also known as the common puffin, is a colourful seabird . The only native to the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Puffins land on North Atlantic seacoast and island to form breeding colonies each spring and summer.
This puffin has a black crown and back, pale grey cheek patches and white underparts.And their leg and beaks are orange . They spent their most time in sea and they are good swimmer April and mid -. August is breeding season for puffins. Each large puffins colony is divided into sub colonies by physical boundaries such as stands of bracken. The colony is most active in the evening.They are monogamous and mate for life. They mainly feed on insects such as flies, grasshopper and beetles .They also eat small fishes. There are some pictures of beautiful puffins...
The population of these beautiful puffins are decreased day by day rapidly because of hunting , climate change, declining food source and increased predation by gulls, foxes onto some island used for nesting and according to IUCN redlist status they are vulnerable .
Sad to say ...but even at present , these beautiful birds are still caught and eaten in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
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