Bering Island
The tufted puffin is a familiar bird on the coasts of the Russian Pacific coast, where it is known as "toporok" () – meaning "small axe," a hint to the shape of the bill. "Toporok" is the namesake of one of its main breeding sites, "Kamen Toporkov" ("Tufted Puffin Rock") or "Ostrov Toporkov" ("Tufted Puffin Island"), an islet offshore Bering Island.