The little auk (Europe) or dovekie (North America) Alle alle is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle. Alle is the Sami name of the long-tailed duck; it is onomatopoeic and imitates the …

These tiny, black-and-white auks look like flying billiard balls with whirring wings, but they're expert swimmers that dive deeply to hunt zooplankton. They gather in large flocks in Arctic …

These tiny, black-and-white auks look like flying billiard balls with whirring wings, but they're expert swimmers that dive deeply to hunt zooplankton. They gather in large flocks in Arctic …

Feeds on abundant tiny crustaceans in icy waters, and nests by the millions far above Arctic Circle, such as northwest Greenland; its center of abundance is farther north than that of any …

Tiny waterbird, the size of an elongated grapefruit. In nonbreeding plumage, they are black above and white below with a black stripe on the side of the neck and a white comma behind eye. …

The Dovekie is the only Atlantic seabird to prey mainly on tiny planktonic crustaceans, known as copepods. It also consumes marine worms, small fish, and mollusks, depending on the …

Dovekies nest in the Arctic on coastal cliffs, in the rocky scree below the cliffs, on small rocky islands, and on nunataks (rocky islands within large glaciers). These sites generally offer …

Dovekie, small, black and white seabird of the North Atlantic. The dovekie belongs to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). It is about 20 centimetres (8 inches) long, with a short bill.

Exceptional vagrants have been recorded from the Great Lakes, the northern Mediterranean, and points deep in the interiors of Europe and North America. Identification. Distinctive: a plump, …

Located between Norway and the North Pole, the small cluster of islands turns rocky to lush in a matter of weeks, thanks to the guano, egg shells, and feathers left behind by massive colonies …