Dunlin
Calidris alpina(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Dunlin
The Dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Calidris alpina
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Dunlin
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Calidris alpina arctica
- Calidris alpina schinzii
- Calidris alpina alpina
- Calidris alpina centralis
- Calidris alpina sakhalina
- Calidris alpina kistchinski
- Calidris alpina actites
- Calidris alpina arcticola
- Calidris alpina pacifica
- Calidris alpina hudsonia
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tringa alpina
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Lapland.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.149
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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