Dovekie
Alle alle
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES
FAMILY: ALCIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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Tim W. Gallagher / CLO
A small, chunky black-and-white bird of the open Atlantic ocean, the Dovekie breeds along high arctic coasts and only makes its way southward in winter as far as New England. It is the smallest of the auks (the Puffin family) in the Atlantic.