Little Auks
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Scientific:
Alle alle alle
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Alcidae
Genus:
Alle
English: Arctic Auklet, Dovekie, Little Auk, Little Auk/Dovekie, Sea Dove
Danish : Søkonge
Greenlandic : Appaliarsuk
Length: 7.5-9.1 in (19-23 cm)
Weight: 4.7-7.2 oz (134-204 g)
Wingspan: 15.0 in (38 cm)
Fun Facts: Little Auks reside along the both the East and West Coast of Greenland. While Auks resemble penguins they are not particularly related. One of the main differences is that all existing species of Auks can fly, though they have to flap their stubby little wings at extremely fast speeds to stay airborne.
A famous Greenlandic delicacy is Kiviak- which consists of 500 fermented auks stuffed into a seal, left to ferment for two to three months. It is eaten for special occasions.
Fernand DEROUSSEN, XC135910. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/135910.
References:
Avibase : The World Bird Database (2018). Alle Alle Alle. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=B0932D89F1F74318
Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.
Montevecchi, William A. and Iain J. Stenhouse. 2002. Dovekie (Alle alle), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.