© Alex Lamoreaux
Dovekie Alle alle
William A. Montevecchi and Iain J. Stenhouse
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Pollu marín |
| Basque | Pottorro txikia |
| Bulgarian | Малка гагарка |
| Catalan | Gavotí atlàntic |
| Croatian | mala njorka |
| Czech | alkoun malý |
| Danish | Søkonge |
| Dutch | Kleine Alk |
| English (UK) | Little Auk |
| English (United States) | Dovekie |
| Faroese | Fulkubbi |
| Finnish | pikkuruokki |
| French | Mergule nain |
| Galician | Araíño atlántico |
| German | Krabbentaucher |
| Greek | Νανόκεπφος |
| Hebrew | אלקה גמדית |
| Hungarian | Alkabukó |
| Icelandic | Haftyrðill |
| Italian | Gazza marina minore |
| Japanese | ヒメウミスズメ |
| Korean | 작은바다쇠오리 |
| Latvian | Mazais alks |
| Lithuanian | Mažoji alka |
| Norwegian | alkekonge |
| Polish | alczyk |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Torda-miúda |
| Russian | Люрик |
| Serbian | Mala njorka |
| Slovak | alkovec drobný |
| Slovenian | Rakovičar |
| Spanish | Mérgulo Atlántico |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pingüinito |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mérgulo atlántico |
| Swedish | alkekung |
| Turkish | Küçük Alk |
| Ukrainian | Люрик |
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Figure 1. Breeding and winter distribution of the Dovekie in N. America.
Dovekie breeding colonies in North America and Greenland and major wintering areas in northeastern North America. During the winter Dovekies have been recorded casually south of distribution shown. This species also breeds in northern Europe and Asia. See text for details.