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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Dovekie, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) David McCorquodale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Scott Bowers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Mark Dennis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Dovekie

Alle alle

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The little auk or dovekie (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 call of the drake duck. Linnaeus was not particularly familiar with the winter plumages of either the auk or the duck, and appears to have confused the two species.

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