dovekie
noun
dove·kie ˈdəv-kē 
: a small short-billed auk (Alle alle) breeding on arctic coasts and ranging south in winter
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For now, the dovekie population is thriving, producing just as many healthy chicks as before. 
Thor Hanson, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2021 Miscellaneous: Reports included a dovekie at Cuttyhunk Island. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021 At Andrew’s Point in Rockport, sightings included a Pacific loon and a dovekie. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2019 Richards confirms that monkfish can prey on small birds called dovekies, and the biggest could indeed snatch a goose. Rachel Ellner, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018
Thor Hanson, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2021 Miscellaneous: Reports included a dovekie at Cuttyhunk Island. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021 At Andrew’s Point in Rockport, sightings included a Pacific loon and a dovekie. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2019 Richards confirms that monkfish can prey on small birds called dovekies, and the biggest could indeed snatch a goose. Rachel Ellner, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
Scots, "the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)," from dove dove entry 1 + -kie, double diminutive suffix (from -k, -ick, -ock -ock + -ie -ie); allegedly so called from the dove-like bond between nesting pairs
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above