Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 2143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Point Pelee National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.