Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 6.3–8.7 in
16–22 cm - Wingspan
- 14.2–15 in
36–38 cm - Weight
- 1.7–2.3 oz
48–64 g
Other Names
- Red-backed Sandpiper (English)
- Becasseau variable (French)
- Correlimos común (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- Dunlin breeding in northern Alaska apparently move west, migrating down the eastern side of Siberia and Asia to Japan and China.
Habitat
Shore-line
Breeds in wet coastal tundra. Winters along mudflats, estuaries, marshes, flooded fields, sandy beaches, and shores of lakes and ponds.
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nesting Facts
- Condition at Hatching
- Active and covered with down.
Nest Placement
Ground
Behavior
Probing
Conservation
Least Concern
Abundant, but populations may be declining.
Credits
- Warnock, N. D., and R. E Gill. 1996. Dunlin (Calidris alpina). In The Birds of North America, No. 203 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.