Birds Of The World: Horned Puffin
The Horned Puffin(Fratercula corniculata) is a seabird classified in order Charadriiformes, and family Alcidae.
Physical Characteristics
The Horned Puffin gets it’s name from a horn like patch of black skin that is located above each eye. Breeding adult Horned Puffins are black on their backs; there is a large white patch on each side of their faces. Their underparts are white. Their bills are yellow with a red-orange tip and a bright yellow-orange rosette near the base of the bill. Their feet are orange. During the non breeding season adults’ faces become a sooty gray color, and their bills … Continue