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Tufted puffin

Fratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is a species in the family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 743.9 g to 805.8 g and live up to 6 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Photo: Alan D. Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tufted puffin

Weight
743.9 g – 805.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
66.2 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
6 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
40 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src 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 tufted puffin?

TUFTED PUFFIN · WINGSPAN 66.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 66.2 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the tufted puffin is about 39% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the tufted puffin live?

Not recorded

What is the tufted puffin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), also known as crested puffin, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae) found throughout the North Pacific Ocean.

It is one of three species of puffin that make up the genus Fratercula and is easily recognizable by its thick red bill and yellow tufts.

From the Wikipedia article “Tufted puffin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tufted_puffin&oldid=1377311478), 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 tufted puffin endangered?

The tufted 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 tufted puffin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyAlcidae
  6. genusFratercula
  7. SpeciesFratercula cirrhata (Pallas, 1769)

Synonyms Alca cirrhata, Alca monochroa, Lunda cirrhata, Lunda cirrhata, Sagmatorrhina lathami

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Tufted aukEnglish
  • エト゚ピㇼカAinu
  • أوك مقنزعArabic
  • بفن مقنزعArabic
  • بفن ذو الخصلتينArabic
  • Качулата тъпоклюна кайраBulgarian
  • Poc'han bouchekBreton
  • fraret crestatCatalan
  • papuchalk chocholatýCzech
  • Pâl pentuswWelsh
  • ToplundeDanish
  • GelbschopflundGerman
  • Λοφιοφόρος ΘαλασσοψιττακόςGreek
  • tufa fraterkuloEsperanto
  • Frailecillo coletudoSpanish
  • tupslunnEstonian
  • töyhtölunniFinnish
  • Macareux huppéFrench
  • Puifín badánachIrish
  • תוכי-ים פסיפיHebrew
  • ćubasti tupikCroatian
  • kontyos lundaHungarian
  • TopplundiIcelandic
  • Fratercula dai ciuffiItalian
  • Pulcinella dai ciuffiItalian
  • エトピリカJapanese
  • 댕기바다오리Korean
  • 붉은부리바다오리Korean
  • kuoduotasis mormonasLithuanian
  • cekulainais tuklītisLatvian
  • kuifpapegaaiduikerDutch
  • topplundeNorwegian
  • maskonur złotoczubyPolish
  • papagaio-do-mar-de-penachosPortuguese
  • ТопорокRussian
  • VuoktabovttášNorthern Sami
  • mníšik vlasatýSlovak
  • čopasti mormonSlovenian
  • Ćubasti morski papagajSerbian
  • tofslunneSwedish
  • tofslunnefågelSwedish
  • Perçemli DenizpapağanıTurkish
  • Sorguçlu deniz papağanıTurkish
  • 花魁鳥Chinese
  • 簇羽海鹦Chinese

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Relatives of the tufted puffin

Other species in the same genus Fratercula.

CompareTufted puffin vs Atlantic puffinTufted puffin vs Horned puffin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tufted puffin?

An adult tufted puffin weighs 743.9 g – 805.8 g and has a wingspan of 66.2 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tufted puffin endangered?

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

How long does the tufted puffin live?

The tufted puffin has a recorded lifespan of 6 years.

What kind of animal is the tufted puffin?

The tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) belongs to the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{tufted_puffin_2026,
  title = {Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tufted-puffin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}