Tufted Puffin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q838607
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Summary

Tufted Puffin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,263 views/month, #1,248 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Puffin[5]
  • Taxon name: Fratercula cirrhata[6]
  • Commons category: Fratercula cirrhata[7]
  • Commons gallery: Fratercula cirrhata[8]
  • Short name: F. cirrhata[9]
  • Taxon common name: Tufted Puffin[10], Gelbschopflund[11], Frailecillo coletudo[12], fraret crestat[13], papuchalk chocholatý[14], tupslunn[15], Topplunde[16], Топорок[17], エトピリカ[18], Toplunde[19], töyhtölunni[20], kontyos lunda[21], maskonur złotoczuby[22], mníšik vlasatý[23]
  • Wingspan: 0.662 m[24]
  • Mass: 87.9 g[25], 774 g[26]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 6 years[27]
  • Litter size: 1[28]
  • Egg incubation period: 44 day[29]

Body

Identifiers

Tufted Puffin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4509[30]. Tufted Puffin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43311[31]. Tufted Puffin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509372[32]. Tufted Puffin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481357[33]. Tufted Puffin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177032[34].

Why It Matters

Tufted Puffin has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Anatomy and histochemistry of flight muscles in a wing-propelled diving bird, the Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . Comparative Reproductive Ecology of the Auks (Family Alcidae) with Emphasis on the Marbled Murrelet. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Comparative Reproductive Ecology of the Auks (Family Alcidae) with Emphasis on the Marbled Murrelet. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.662'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1'}
    Parent taxon → Puffin
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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