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Fratercula corniculata, Horned puffin

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Fratercula corniculata   (Naumann, 1821)

Horned puffin
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Alcidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 0 - 29 m (Ref. 62200).  Subtropical; 72°N - 38°N, 133°E - 126°W (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean and the Arctic. From Chukchi Sea and Alaska, south to Kuril Is. west to Japan and Russia and east to California. Subtropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 41.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 619.00 g (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 4.83 cm; tarsus: 3.07 cm; wing: 18.97 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 36 to 41 cm; Wingspan: 56 to 58 cm (Ref. 8812). With sperm-storage glands allowing delayed fertilization of ovum (Ref. 87784). Plunge diver; continental shelf; <100 km (Ref. 356). As in all seabirds, copulation takes place ashore and the presence sperm-storage glands allow delayed fertilization of ovum out at sea. Vulnerable to oil spill as a piscivore; saw 50% decline in population from 1989 in Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez oil spill (Ref. 87784). Nests on rock crevices and cliffs (Ref. 62200).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harding, A.M.A., J.F. Piatt and K.C. Hamer. 2003. (Ref. 6483)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 February 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.2 - 10.2, mean 2.6 (based on 759 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=30.34-40.35).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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