By grrlscientist on January 30, 2008. tags: birds, Atlantic+Puffin, Fratercula arctica, ornithology, Image of the Day Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica, was one of the species badly hit by the Erika oil disaster, which killed about 72,000 birds. Image: RSPB. Tags image of the day ornithology zoology Atlantic Puffin birds Fratercula arctica image of the day ornithology zoology More like this Mystery Bird: Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arcticatags: Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica, Mysterious channels of Alca torda Birds in the News 118 -- White-crested Elaenia Editiontags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology