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Dovekie, “Little Auk”

Dovekie

Scientific Name: Alle alle
Population: Approximately 24 to 50 million
Trend: Unknown, may be decreasing
Habitat: Breeds on rocky coastlines and islands; spends the rest the year at sea, often at the edges of pack ice.

Dovekie by Nick Pecker, Shutterstock — Dovekie

Dovekie on water. Photo by Lucas Liu, Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology — Dovekie on water

Dovekie in winter plumage. Photo by Lillian Tveit, Shutterstock. — Dovekie in winter plumage

Dovekie egg hatching. Photo by Maximillian Cabinet, Shutterstock. — Dovekie egg hatching

You can see and hear more of this bird on the page. Take a look!

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