Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Tufted Puffin

French common name:

Macareux huppé

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Tufted Puffin	Macareux huppé
2005	Tufted Puffin	Macareux huppé
2010	Tufted Puffin	Macareux huppé
2015	Tufted Puffin	Macareux huppé
2020	Tufted Puffin	Macareux huppé

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Fratercula cirrhata	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2005	Fratercula cirrhata	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2010	Fratercula cirrhata	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2015	Fratercula cirrhata	Alcidae	Charadriiformes
2020	Fratercula cirrhata	Alcidae	Charadriiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Vulnerable
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - N2N3B,N4N,N4M
2020	Imperiled - N2N3B,N4N

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2S3B,S4M
2020	Imperiled - S2S3B,S4M

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Apparently Secure - S4N,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4N

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present