Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris alpina (Dunlin)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Dunlin sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 3276 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dunlin in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.