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Fratercula corniculata

Photo by martinuk

[edit] Identification

• Bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip
• Small fleshy black "horn" above their eyes
• White face
  • Dark line extending from the back of the eye
• Red feet

[edit] Distribution

Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This species is monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Rocky coastal areas

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

Nest are built in burrows, in rocky cavities or among rocks.

[edit] Diet

Includes fish, squid and crustaceans.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages