The little auk or dovekie 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.Scientific name: Alle alle
Biological classification: Species
Belongs to: Alle
Green=Year-Round, Yellow=Summer, Blue=Winter. Source: Self-Generated from eBird Basic Dataset 2015.