Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Kiskunság National Park
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 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 Kiskunság National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Kiskunság National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.