Little Auk

Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758)

181 gWeight

The little auk (Europe) or dovekie (North America) (Alle alle) is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle.

Busiest months: November · Most records: United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Little Auk has been recorded at 206 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 23 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

GambellUnited States628 records
Halibut Point SPUnited States372 records
Quai, Pointe-au-PèreCanada276 records

More places

LongyearbyenSvalbard & Jan Mayen179 records
Toronto – Ashbridge's Bay ParkCanada169 records
Lista FyrNorway168 records
Ny-ÅlesundSvalbard & Jan Mayen166 records
Whitburn Coastal ParkUnited Kingdom156 records
Húsavík – hafnarsvæðiIceland137 records
Ocean City InletUnited States91 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada United Kingdom Svalbard & Jan Mayen Norway Iceland St. Pierre & Miquelon Germany

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The little auk (Europe) or dovekie (North America) (Alle alle) is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle. It breeds in huge numbers on islands in the high Arctic of the North Atlantic Ocean. There are two subspecies; A. a. alle breeds in Greenland, Novaya Zemlya and Svalbard; and A. a. polaris on Franz Josef Land.

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Questions

How big is the Little Auk?

The Little Auk weighs around 181 g.

Where does the Little Auk live?

Its breeding range: North America, Palearctic: coasts of high Arctic from northeastern Canada to northwest of Russia; more rarely to Bering Strait. It is most often recorded in United States, Canada and United Kingdom.