Genus

Puffins

Fratercula

3 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
GenusFratercula (Puffins)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Fratercula corniculata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Fratercula cirrhata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Fratercula arctica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~40%

May

~70%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~70%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Puffins

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~90%
	Horned Puffin			~80%
	Tufted Puffin			~70%
2	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Tufted Puffin			~10%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
3	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~10%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
4	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			<5%
7	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
	Horned Puffin			Insufficient data
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Horned Puffin			<5%
10	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Tufted Puffin			<5%
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Atlantic Puffin			Insufficient data

Puffins

Species in this group

Horned Puffin

Tufted Puffin

Atlantic Puffin

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Puffins

Parks Ranked