noun
- a small black and white seabird of the Arctic regions, also known as the little auk
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- The dovekie is the smallest member of the auk family.
- Thousands of dovekies migrate south along the Atlantic coast each winter.
- Birdwatchers gathered at the shore hoping to spot dovekies during the storm.
- The dovekie’s distinctive black and white plumage makes it easy to identify.
- Arctic foxes often prey on dovekie eggs and chicks.
- Climate change threatens the dovekie’s breeding grounds in the high Arctic.