What do the Puffins Look Like?

a graphic depicting the four species of puffins
(Smithsonian Institution)

Did you know there are four different species of puffins? These dapper birds all live in the Northern Hemisphere and spend lots of time at sea. The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is the only puffin to live in the Atlantic Ocean, while the remaining three live in the Pacific Ocean.