Dunlin
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| Mass | 52 g |
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| Scientific name | Calidris alpina |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
| Higher classification | Stints |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Did you know | The dunlin is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. |
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| ID | 1228764 |
About Dunlin
The dunlin is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–2. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.
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