The provincial bird of Newfoundland and Labrador is the Atlantic puffin, not the rock ptarmigan. This colorful seabird is famous for its bright orange beak and distinctive black-and-white plumage. Puffins nest in colonies along the rugged coastlines of the province, where they dive for small fish and spend much of their lives at sea. The rock ptarmigan, while present in some northern regions, is not the official provincial bird.