Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusFratercula (Puffins)
- SpeciesFratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin)
Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Atlantic Puffin at Thingvellir National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 4 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |