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Calidris alpina (Dunlin)

Synonyms: Calidris variabilis; Erolia alpina; Pelidna alpina; Tringa alpina (homotypic); Tringa variabilis
Language: French; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) 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 -ling suffix meaning "concerned with". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.
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Infraspecies

Calidris alpina actites
Calidris alpina alpina (Dunlin)
Calidris alpina arctica (Dunlin)
Calidris alpina arcticola
Calidris alpina centralis
Calidris alpina hudsonia
Calidris alpina kistchinsk
Calidris alpina kistchinski
Calidris alpina pacifica (Dunlin)
Calidris alpina sakhalina
Calidris alpina schinzii (Dunlin) (Attributes)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
27
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 11.3912
EDGE Score: 2.51699
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  45 grams
Birth Weight [3]  9 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Arctic tundra
Wintering Geography [2]  Widespread
Wintering Habitat [2]  Beaches and estuaries, Agricultural
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Herbivore
Diet - Invertibrates [4]  80 %
Diet - Plants [4]  20 %
Forages - Ground [4]  80 %
Forages - Water Surface [4]  20 %
Clutch Size [6]  4
Clutches / Year [3]  1
Fledging [5]  20 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  5,500,000
Incubation [3]  21 days
Mating Display [7]  Non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System [7]  Monogamy
Maximum Longevity [3]  29 years
Migration [8]  Intercontinental
Speed [9]  34.225 MPH (15.3 m/s)
Wing Span [9]  14 inches (.36 m)
Female Maturity [3]  2 years
Male Maturity [3]  2 years

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♦ 15Raptor Predation on Wintering Shorebirds, G. Page and D. F. Whitacre, The Condor, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Spring, 1975), pp. 73-83
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