Calidris alpina
Dunlin

 Calidris alpina photo
© Photo: C. Zöckler, Yakutia, July 96

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Calidris alpina
Family: Scolopacidae
Common: Dunlin (English), Чернозобик (Russian)
Distribution: see Distribution Map
Breeding habitat: Polygonal tundra and slopes
Population
Name
AEWA Status
Size
Trend
Year
Global
-
c. 3 000 000 - 4 500 000
Unknown
1997





Northern Siberia / Europe and Northern Africa
(C. a. alpina)
1 373 000
DEC
1997
Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa (wintering)
(C. a. alpina)
150 000
Unknown
1997
Iceland and Greenland (breeding)
(C. a. schinzii)
800 000
STA
1997
Baltic, U.K. and Ireland (breeding)
(C. a. schinzii)
21 000 (33 000 - 36 000)
Unknown (DEC)
1997 (1999)
Greenland (breeding)
(C. a. arctica)
15 000
STA
1997
Further Information
Sound
© C. Zöckler, Taimyr, Russia, 95
Data Sources
Species Database for country distribution and legislation details