Little auk
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| Little Auk | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Infraorder | Charadriides |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Laroidea |
| Family | Alcidae |
| Sub-family | Alcinae |
| Tribe Information | |
| Tribe | Alcini |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Alle |
| Species Information | |
| Species | A. alle |
| Population statistics | |
The Little Auk (Alle alle), also known as the Dovekie, is a small auk in the family Alcidae.
The Little Auk is small, and like most auks, it is black with a white underside. It is native to the North Atlantic Ocean, with large populations being found in Greenland, Newfoundland, and some Norwegian islands.