Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyAlcidae (Auks, Murres, and Puffins)
- GenusFratercula (Puffins)
- SpeciesFratercula cirrhata (Tufted Puffin)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Kittlitz's Murrelet
Brachyramphus brevirostris
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Cassin's Auklet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tufted Puffin in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Tufted Puffin sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tufted Puffin in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Puffin in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.