Species profile
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
Quick answer
Coasts and islands of ne Asia to Aleutians and s California
- Scientific name
- Fratercula cirrhata
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Fratercula
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Tufted Puffin in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.