Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Scolopacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

dunlin
Age: Adult, basic plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

dunlin
Age: Adult, Alternate plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

Identification & Behavior: ~19.5 cm (7.7 in). The Dunlin in basic plumage is gray to brownish-gray with a pale belly. It has a pale superciliary line and long dropping bill. The alternate plumage is gray with reddish back and a large black patch on the belly. See Curlew Sandpiper.

Status: The Dunlin is known in Peru from only sight records from Paracas Peninsula. It also occurs in Ec.

Name in Spanish: Playero de Vientre Negro.

Sub-species: Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica), Coues 1861.

Meaning of Name: Calidris: Gr. kalidris, skalidris= shorebird the color of ash mentioned by Aristotle. alpina: alpinus, Alps= reference to high mountains.

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References:

- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.

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