Little auk
The Little Auk, or Dovekie (Alle
alle), is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle. It breeds on
islands in the high Arctic. There are two subspecies: A. a. alle breeds
in Greenland, Iceland, Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen, and A. a. polaris
on Franz Josef Land. This is the only Atlantic auk of its size, half the
size of the Atlantic Puffin at 19-21 cm in length, with a 34-38 cm
wingspan.
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