Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
📅 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 Vatnajokull National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 390 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Vatnajokull National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.