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Added by Moomoop2: "The Atlantic Puffin is sexually mature at age 5-6 and breeding occurs for approximately 3 years. This bird incubates by holding the egg up to its brood patch with its wing." (1) Sexually mature at 5-6, yes, sure. (2) Breeding occurs for 3 years??? What does that mean? It's nonsense - they often live into their 20s. Deleted. (3) holds the egg against the brood patch with its wing? Sounds like nonsense. Any evidence? Meanwhile, I have deleted it. Gnusmas 13:00, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to see a map of the Atlantic puffin's range. Unfortunately, I have no experience in making that kind of map. -- Gray Porpoise 03:07, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Repeated additions of the website devoted to the island of Runde have been removed because they are specifically about the puffin. See WP:EL. There are already plenty of photos on the article page not to require external links to a site purely bercuase of photos. -- JBellis 17:53, 26 April 2004 (UTC)
The island of Runde is well known as the largest bird cliff of southern scandinavia. Thousands of people comming each year to visit the bird cliffs to see more than 100.000 pairs of puffins and much more species. I don't understand, why you deleded the link to this webside. Peoble who are interested about Puffins maybe also interested in other birds and like to know where they can find them. 89.49.113.170 13:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Description of pictures : Adult - such a nonsens ! Sorry to say that. 89.49.113.170 15:37, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning in the article that there are Atlantic Puffins on display at places like the National Aquarium in Baltimore ( see here)? -- Amanojyaku ( talk) 20:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
¶ I would like to see some comment regarding the similarities (and the relation of Natural Selection) of the various penguins and puffins. The penguins, of course, are in the region of the South Pole and the puffins in the region of the North Pole but they have striking similarities that suggest parallel development. For example, the black backs and white chests enable them to hunt for fish by swimming -- their white chests tend to give them camouflage against the sky to fish that look upward at them, the black backs camouflage against the water to seabirds such as pelicans that look downward at them. The puffins can fly but not the penguins, although the penguins have this remarkable ability to leap out of the water. I wonder if anyone ever tried to interbreed them. Sussmanbern ( talk) 06:16, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Fratercula means "little brother".-- Wetman ( talk) 22:17, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
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Well-researched, and generally pretty sound, the only major problem being the lead. I'll have another read when you have had time to digest the comments, I assume this will end up at FA? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:12, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
We are nearly there, I might do a couple of spot checks and have another look at the refs while I'm waiting for your responses Jimfbleak - talk to me? 18:23, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
Very solid, just a couple of suggestions before FA
Good luck Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:31, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
It seems to me that when this bird is mentioned in the text as just a "puffin" (rather by its full name), the word should be lower-cased. As in, for example, the article Bald Eagle, which uses "eagle" throughout when not using the full name. Colonies Chris ( talk) 16:12, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
There is an American cereal line called Puffins that comes in several flavors. Is that worth mentioning? Brutannica ( talk) 18:15, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
An editor ( Paul venter) has added some information to the article Atlantic puffin derived from a TV documentary, referencing it to the TV show webpage although the facts referred to are not mentioned on the webpage. I removed this new information as being insufficiently cited but it has been replaced. The claim is about an unusual behaviour involving puffins and ravens, and I think it should only be included in the article if supported by a reliable source such as a research study. Other views on this would be welcome. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:15, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
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I have several concerns before marking this Satisfactory at WP:URFA:
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:25, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
SandyGeorgia, I think the major issues have been addressed. LittleJerry ( talk) 19:06, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
@ Jimfbleak and LittleJerry: marking satisfactory at URFA, but this citation is incomplete (needs a correct title, trans-title, lang and publisher):
Sorry for the delay! Best regards, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 18:35, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
I'm proposing merging Faroese puffin into this article. That article is about Atlantic puffins as food and contains only a few pieces of information that are not already in this article's section on hunting or elsewhere in this article. Additionally, "Faroese puffin" does not appear to be a widely attested name for puffins as food. D loaf ( talk) 04:46, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
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The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a species of seabird in the auk family and is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean. It has a black crown and back, pale grey cheek patches and white underparts and its broad, boldly marked red and black beak and orange legs contrast with its otherwise sombre plumage. The Atlantic puffin spends the autumn and winter at sea, mainly in the North Atlantic, and returns to land at the start of the breeding season in late spring. Its breeding range includes the coasts of north west Europe, the Arctic fringes and eastern North America. It nests in clifftop colonies, each pair of birds choosing or digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. Incubation takes about six weeks and the chicks are fully fledged a similar time later. They then make their way at night to the sea, not returning to land for several years. Colonies are mostly on islands where there are no terrestrial predators, but both adult birds and newly fledged young are at risk of attacks from the air by gulls and skuas. The Atlantic puffin's striking appearance, large colourful bill, waddling gait and appealing behaviour have given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the sea" and "sea parrot". This Atlantic puffin was photographed on the northern coast of Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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Added by Moomoop2: "The Atlantic Puffin is sexually mature at age 5-6 and breeding occurs for approximately 3 years. This bird incubates by holding the egg up to its brood patch with its wing." (1) Sexually mature at 5-6, yes, sure. (2) Breeding occurs for 3 years??? What does that mean? It's nonsense - they often live into their 20s. Deleted. (3) holds the egg against the brood patch with its wing? Sounds like nonsense. Any evidence? Meanwhile, I have deleted it. Gnusmas 13:00, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to see a map of the Atlantic puffin's range. Unfortunately, I have no experience in making that kind of map. -- Gray Porpoise 03:07, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Repeated additions of the website devoted to the island of Runde have been removed because they are specifically about the puffin. See WP:EL. There are already plenty of photos on the article page not to require external links to a site purely bercuase of photos. -- JBellis 17:53, 26 April 2004 (UTC)
The island of Runde is well known as the largest bird cliff of southern scandinavia. Thousands of people comming each year to visit the bird cliffs to see more than 100.000 pairs of puffins and much more species. I don't understand, why you deleded the link to this webside. Peoble who are interested about Puffins maybe also interested in other birds and like to know where they can find them. 89.49.113.170 13:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Description of pictures : Adult - such a nonsens ! Sorry to say that. 89.49.113.170 15:37, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning in the article that there are Atlantic Puffins on display at places like the National Aquarium in Baltimore ( see here)? -- Amanojyaku ( talk) 20:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
¶ I would like to see some comment regarding the similarities (and the relation of Natural Selection) of the various penguins and puffins. The penguins, of course, are in the region of the South Pole and the puffins in the region of the North Pole but they have striking similarities that suggest parallel development. For example, the black backs and white chests enable them to hunt for fish by swimming -- their white chests tend to give them camouflage against the sky to fish that look upward at them, the black backs camouflage against the water to seabirds such as pelicans that look downward at them. The puffins can fly but not the penguins, although the penguins have this remarkable ability to leap out of the water. I wonder if anyone ever tried to interbreed them. Sussmanbern ( talk) 06:16, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Fratercula means "little brother".-- Wetman ( talk) 22:17, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
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General
Taxonomy
Description
Distribution
Life at sea
The colony
Reproduction
Ecology
Relationships with humans
Well-researched, and generally pretty sound, the only major problem being the lead. I'll have another read when you have had time to digest the comments, I assume this will end up at FA? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:12, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
We are nearly there, I might do a couple of spot checks and have another look at the refs while I'm waiting for your responses Jimfbleak - talk to me? 18:23, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
Very solid, just a couple of suggestions before FA
Good luck Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:31, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
It seems to me that when this bird is mentioned in the text as just a "puffin" (rather by its full name), the word should be lower-cased. As in, for example, the article Bald Eagle, which uses "eagle" throughout when not using the full name. Colonies Chris ( talk) 16:12, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
There is an American cereal line called Puffins that comes in several flavors. Is that worth mentioning? Brutannica ( talk) 18:15, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
An editor ( Paul venter) has added some information to the article Atlantic puffin derived from a TV documentary, referencing it to the TV show webpage although the facts referred to are not mentioned on the webpage. I removed this new information as being insufficiently cited but it has been replaced. The claim is about an unusual behaviour involving puffins and ravens, and I think it should only be included in the article if supported by a reliable source such as a research study. Other views on this would be welcome. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:15, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Papageitaucher Fratercula arctica.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on August 20, 2015. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2015-08-20. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 02:05, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
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I have several concerns before marking this Satisfactory at WP:URFA:
SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 17:25, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
SandyGeorgia, I think the major issues have been addressed. LittleJerry ( talk) 19:06, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
@ Jimfbleak and LittleJerry: marking satisfactory at URFA, but this citation is incomplete (needs a correct title, trans-title, lang and publisher):
Sorry for the delay! Best regards, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 18:35, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
I'm proposing merging Faroese puffin into this article. That article is about Atlantic puffins as food and contains only a few pieces of information that are not already in this article's section on hunting or elsewhere in this article. Additionally, "Faroese puffin" does not appear to be a widely attested name for puffins as food. D loaf ( talk) 04:46, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
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The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a species of seabird in the auk family and is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean. It has a black crown and back, pale grey cheek patches and white underparts and its broad, boldly marked red and black beak and orange legs contrast with its otherwise sombre plumage. The Atlantic puffin spends the autumn and winter at sea, mainly in the North Atlantic, and returns to land at the start of the breeding season in late spring. Its breeding range includes the coasts of north west Europe, the Arctic fringes and eastern North America. It nests in clifftop colonies, each pair of birds choosing or digging a burrow in which a single white egg is laid. Incubation takes about six weeks and the chicks are fully fledged a similar time later. They then make their way at night to the sea, not returning to land for several years. Colonies are mostly on islands where there are no terrestrial predators, but both adult birds and newly fledged young are at risk of attacks from the air by gulls and skuas. The Atlantic puffin's striking appearance, large colourful bill, waddling gait and appealing behaviour have given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the sea" and "sea parrot". This Atlantic puffin was photographed on the northern coast of Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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