tufted puffin

English

tufted puffin

Etymology

Named from the distinctive pair of tufts on its head.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʌftɪd ˈpʌfɪn/

Noun

tufted puffin (plural tufted puffins)

A species of puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, easily distinguished by its thick bill and the pair of tufts on its head.

Synonyms

Lunda cirrhata; crested puffin

Translations

Fratercula cirrhata

Chukchi: паннаеӄ (pannaeq), паннатъеӄ (pannatʺeq)
Dutch: kuifpapegaaiduiker (nl)
Estonian: tupslunn
Faroese: topplundi m
Finnish: töyhtölunni (fi)
French: macareux huppé m
German: Gelbschopflund m
Japanese: 花魁鳥 (エトピリカ, etopirika)
Navajo: tsídii naʼałkǫ́ʼí binákʼee łigaaígíí
Russian: топоро́к m (toporók), топо́рик (ru) m (topórik)
Spanish: frailecillo coletudo m
Swedish: tofslunne (sv)

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