Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Charadriiformes > Alcidae > Alle > Alle alleAlle alle (Little Auk; Dovekie)Synonyms: Alca alle (homotypic); Mergulus melanoleucos; Plautus alle; Plotus alle Language: French 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. It breeds on islands in the high Arctic. There are two subspecies: A. a. alle breeds in Greenland, Iceland, Novaya Zemlya and Spitzbergen, and A. a. polaris on Franz Josef Land. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 10.8077 EDGE Score: 2.46875 |
| Clutch Size [8] | 1 | | Clutches / Year [8] | 1 | | Fledging [6] | 27 days | | Global Population (2017 est.) [3] | 17,000,000 | | Incubation [7] | 29 days | | Mating Display [4] | Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display | | Mating System [4] | Monogamy | | Maximum Longevity [6] | 25 years | | Migration [1] | Intercontinental | | Water Biome [1] | Pelagic, Coastal | | Wing Span [9] | 13 inches (.32 m) |  | | Adult Weight [2] | 152 grams | | Birth Weight [4] | 28 grams | | | Breeding Habitat [3] | Coastal cliffs and islands, Coastal marine | | Wintering Geography [3] | Atlantic Coast | | Wintering Habitat [3] | Coastal marine, Pelagic | | | Diet [5] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [5] | 100 % | | Forages - Underwater [5] | 100 % | | | Female Maturity [6] | 3 years | | Male Maturity [6] | 5 years 6 months |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
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Arctic desert |
Norway, Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge |
Ib |
2347132 |
Alaska, United States |
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Aleutian Islands Biosphere Reserve |
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2720489 |
Alaska, United States |
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Auyuittuq National Park |
II |
4808115 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
19192 |
Maryland, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Cape Cod National Seashore |
II |
21724 |
Massachusetts, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8964 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Cumberland Island National Seashore |
II |
20629 |
Georgia, United States |
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Dee Estuary/ Aber Dyfrdwy |
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39057 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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DOÑANA |
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281453 |
Spain |
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs |
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5883 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Moor House-Upper Teesdale Biosphere Reserve |
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18254 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North-east Greenland National Park |
II |
237590314 |
Greenland |
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Ostrov Vrangelya (Wrangel Island) Zapovednik Nature Monument |
III |
180 |
Russia |
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Prince Edward Island National Park |
II |
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Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary |
IV |
15335601 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Reserve de la Biosphere d'Iroise Biosphere Reserve |
IV |
118 |
France |
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River Spey |
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14158 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sirmilik National Park |
II |
5475284 |
Canada |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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South Solway Mosses |
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4849 |
England, United Kingdom |
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St. Kilda National Nature Reserve |
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Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Sydlige Nordsø |
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608611 |
Denmark |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Urdaibaiko Itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai |
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8011 |
Spain |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Arkhangelskaya Bay |
Russia (European) |
A4iii, B1ii |
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Bjørnøya (Bear Island) |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) |
A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 |
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Coast between Appaliarsulissuaq and Kap Atholl |
Greenland (to Denmark) |
A4ii, A4iii, B1ii |
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Coastline from Robertson fjord to Foulke Fjord |
Greenland (to Denmark) |
A4ii, A4iii, B1ii |
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Ingeborgfjellet |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) |
A4iii, B1ii |
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Jan Mayen island |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) |
A4ii, A4iii, B1ii, B2 |
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Kap Brewster and Volquart Boon's coast |
Greenland (to Denmark) |
A4ii, A4iii, B1ii |
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Lancaster Sound Polynya |
Canada |
A4ii, A4iii |
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Liverpool Land coast and mouth of Scoresby Sund |
Greenland (to Denmark) |
A4ii, A4iii, B1ii |
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Northumberland island |
Greenland (to Denmark) |
A4ii, A4iii, B1ii |
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Skagerrak-Southwest Norwegian trench |
Denmark |
A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, C3, C4 |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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