Species: Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)


Nomenclature
Scientific name Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
   
English name atlantic puffin
French name macareux moine
Dutch name papegaaiduiker
German name Papageitaucher

Illustrations and Birdsongs

Not all species have been illustrated yet. Should you own high quality photos, please send them by means of the photo page.

You can always check for pictures on the Dutch website Nederlands Soortenregister.

You can always check for pictures on observations.be.

Google images

Listen to the birdsongs on xeno-canto Europe


Protection status and Red List
World
IUCN Red List: LC (ver. 3.1, 2009)

Distribution
Flanders incidental/periodical (1b)
Brussels incidental/periodical (1b)
Wallonia incidental/periodical (1b)
Reference De Smet et al. 2006. Lijst van de Belgische vogels
BeRMS / WoRMS Belgian Register of Marine Species / World Register of Marine Species

Observations
Recent sightings on observations.be