Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
📅 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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 378 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.