Atlantic puffin
A seabird species (Fratercula arctica). Usually written in katakana as ニシツノメドリ.
The Atlantic puffin is a seabird that lives in the North Atlantic.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
A taxonomic compound of 西 “western” and ツノメドリ “puffin,” distinguishing the Atlantic puffin from related northern Pacific puffins.