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Dovekie

Alle alle

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,614, February 2,669, March 4,182, April 6,579, May 9,485, June 10,343, July 11,068, August 9,518, September 6,988, October 5,216, November 2,850, December 2,228.
United States89,177
Alaska74,739
Canada18,138
Massachusetts6,499
Quebec3,995
Nova Scotia2,692
Maine1,946
New Jersey1,190
New York1,125
North Carolina1,010

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyAuks, Murres, and Puffins · Alcidae
GenusDovekies · Alle

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