R IUCN · NT · Near Threatened Charadriiformes Scolopacidae

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

RIOC 2178

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Charadriiformes · Scolopacidae

Dunlin (Calidris alpina).

ATK139

DEF86

XC566009 · Doug Hynes · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 16–20 cm
Body Mass: 51.9 g
Wingspan: 36 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Migratory

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ATK 139

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 139).

DEF 86

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 86).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Doug Hynes · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Palearctic: low (locally high) Arctic to temperate wet tundra of Holarctic: Southwestern to Northeastern Greenland & Iceland & Faroe Is. & Northern British Isles & Scandinavia & Baltic states Eastern through Northern Russia including Novaya Zemlya (Northern of Northwestern Siberia) and New Siberian Is. (Northern of East-central Russia) & through Chukotskiy Pen. & Western Kamchatka & Northern Kurile and Northern Sakhalin is. (Eastern Russia); Aleutian Is. & Western & Northern Alaska & Northwestern Canada & North-central Canada Northern and Western of Hudson Bay Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

10 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Calidris alpina arctica
ne Greenland
Calidris alpina schinzii
se Greenland, Iceland, s British Isles to s Scandinavia and Baltic states
Calidris alpina alpina
n Scandinavia to nw Siberia
Calidris alpina centralis
nc to ne Siberia
Calidris alpina sakhalina
ne Russia to Chukotskiy Pen.
Calidris alpina actites
n Sakhalin (se Russia)
Calidris alpina kistchinski
Sea of Okhotsk to Kamchatka and Kuril Is. (e Russia)
Calidris alpina arcticola
nw Alaska to nw Canada
Calidris alpina pacifica
w, s Alaska
Calidris alpina hudsonia
c Canada

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Calidris alpina

Which family does it belong to?

Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae)

Where is it found?

North America & Palearctic: low (locally high) Arctic to temperate wet tundra of Holarctic: Southwestern to Northeastern Greenland & Iceland & Faroe Is. & Northern British Isles & Scandinavia & Baltic states Eastern through Northern Russia including Novaya Zemlya (Northern of Northwestern Siberia) and New Siberian Is. (Northern of East-central Russia) & through Chukotskiy Pen. & Western Kamchatka & Northern Kurile and Northern Sakhalin is. (Eastern Russia); Aleutian Is. & Western & Northern Alaska & Northwestern Canada & North-central Canada Northern and Western of Hudson Bay