Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Shenandoah National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.