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Puffin
genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puffins are sea birds[1] that can fly and swim. These squat birds live in the cold sea of the northern Arctic Ocean. In the breeding season they move to the coast, where they dig burrows on cliffs and make a nest in the burrow.
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Atlantic puffins (F. arctica) | |
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Genus: | Fratercula Brisson, 1760 |
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F. arctica |
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