Fratercula (genus)
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Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class) > Charadriiformes (order) > Alcidae (family)
Descripción
Members of a genus containing four living species of sea birds having a short neck, black and white plumage (which resembles monastic robes, thus the genus name "Fratercula"), and a large, multicolored, laterally compressed, grooved bill that is brightly colored in the breeding season. They feed primarily by diving; they breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands.
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Otros términos
- puffins [en]
- puffin [en]
- bottlenose [en]
- sea parrot [en]