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tufted puffin

Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) is in the family Alcidae, within the Order Charadriiformes. They breed on islands and cliffs of the north Pacific Ocean, where they make burrows for nesting that are inaccessible to predators. TUFTED PUFFIN (Fratercula cirrhata) Facebook-f Chicago, IL EMAIL

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common murre

Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Common Murre (Uria aalge) is in the family Alcidae, within the great Order Charadriiformes.  has a circumpolar distribution in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, nesting in large colonies.  It spends most of its time far out at sea, coming to breed on rocky cliffs and islands. COMMON MURRE

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black guillemot

Home Subjects Covers About Contact The Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) is in the family Alcidae which is within the huge order Charadriiformes.  It’s range is the North Atlantic coastlines,  breeding on rocky cliffs and islands and foraging out to feed on fish and other small sea creatures. BLACK GUILLEMOT (Cepphus grylle) *Revised gallery with new

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