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Horned puffin

Fratercula corniculata (J. F. Naumann, 1821)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is a species in the family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 517 g to 637.2 g and live up to 20 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
Photo: Vernon Byrd, USFWS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the horned puffin

Weight
517 g – 637.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
60.7 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
20 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
41 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the horned puffin?

HORNED PUFFIN · WINGSPAN 60.7 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 60.7 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the horned puffin is about 36% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the horned puffin live?

Not recorded

What is the horned puffin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk found in the North Pacific Ocean, including the coasts of Alaska, Siberia and British Columbia. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks.

It is similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin, its closest relative of the North Atlantic, but differs by a "horn" of black skin located above the eye, present in adult birds.

From the Wikipedia article “Horned puffin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horned_puffin&oldid=1369866076), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the horned puffin endangered?

The horned puffin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the horned puffin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyAlcidae
  6. genusFratercula
  7. SpeciesFratercula corniculata (J. F. Naumann, 1821)

Synonyms Mormon corniculata

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Large-billed puffinEnglish
  • بفن مقرنArabic
  • بفن طويل المنقارArabic
  • Рогата тъпоклюна кайраBulgarian
  • Poc'han kornekBreton
  • fraret banyutCatalan
  • papuchalk černobradýCzech
  • Pâl corniogWelsh
  • Hornet LundeDanish
  • HornlundGerman
  • korna fraterkuloEsperanto
  • Kornita fraterculoEsperanto
  • Frailecillo cornudoSpanish
  • Frailecillo corniculadoSpanish
  • idalunnEstonian
  • isolunniFinnish
  • Macareux cornuFrench
  • Puifín adharcachIrish
  • žutokljuni tupikCroatian
  • szarvas lundaHungarian
  • Pulcinella cornutoItalian
  • Fratercula dal cornoItalian
  • Pulcinella dal CornoItalian
  • ツノメドリJapanese
  • raguotasis mormonasLithuanian
  • ragainais tuklītisLatvian
  • gehoornde papegaaiduikerDutch
  • hornlundeNorwegian
  • maskonur pacyficznyPolish
  • papagaio-do-mar-cornudoPortuguese
  • papagaio-do-mar-de-chifresPortuguese
  • papagaio-do-mar-do-pacíficoPortuguese
  • ИпаткаRussian
  • mníšik čiernobradýSlovak
  • Rogati morski papagajSerbian
  • hornlunneSwedish
  • Boynuzlu deniz papağanıTurkish
  • Sarı Gagalı DenizpapağanıTurkish
  • іпатка тихоокеанськаUkrainian
  • 角海鸚Chinese
  • 角海鹦Chinese

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Relatives of the horned puffin

Other species in the same genus Fratercula.

CompareHorned puffin vs Atlantic puffinHorned puffin vs Tufted puffin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the horned puffin?

An adult horned puffin weighs 517 g – 637.2 g and has a wingspan of 60.7 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the horned puffin endangered?

The horned puffin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the horned puffin live?

The horned puffin has a recorded lifespan of 20 years.

What kind of animal is the horned puffin?

The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) belongs to the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{horned_puffin_2026,
  title = {Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/horned-puffin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}