Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dunlin in Białowieża National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 66 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Białowieża National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.