北极海鹦（学名：Fratercula arctica）是海雀科的一种海鸟，它是大西洋唯一的本土品种的海鹦，有两个相关生活在北太平洋东部的品种簇绒海鹦（花魁鸟，Fratercula cirrhata）和角海鹦（Fratercula corniculata）。北极海鹦哺育范围包括冰岛、挪威、格陵兰岛、纽芬兰和许多北大西洋岛屿，南至缅因州西部和不列颠群岛的东部。分布范围很广，数量巨大。它是无危物种，在陆地上，以直立姿态站立。在海中，在表面游泳，以小鱼为生。

北极海鹦冠为黑色，脸颊灰色，腹部白色。喙大，为红黑色，腿为橙色，与其羽毛成为鲜明对比。冬天在海上蜕毛，失去一些鲜艳的脸部特征。成年雄性和雌性的外观很相似，除了雄性个头略大。幼鸟有类似羽毛，脸颊为深灰色。生活在北方的群体通常比生活在南方的群体个头略大。普遍认为这是不同的亚种。

The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin, are found in the northeastern Pacific. The Atlantic puffin breeds in Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland and many North Atlantic islands, and as far south as Maine in the west and the British Isles in the east. With a large population and a wide range, the species is not considered to be endangered, although there may be local declines in numbers. On land, it has the typical upright stance of an auk. At sea, it swims on the surface and feeds mainly on small fish, which it catches by diving underwater, using its wings for propulsion.