Dunlin (Bécasseau variable)
Calidris alpina
Summary 7
The Dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East. Birds that breed in Alaska and the Canadian Arctic migrate short distances to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, although those nesting in Northern Alaska overwinter in...
Taxon biology 8
With its relatively long slightly curved sensitive bill and good eyesight, the dunlin finds its food by both sight and feel. When it finds a good spot to forage, it pricks the bottom like a sewing machine. Dunlins are the most common sandpiper species in Europe. You can find enormous groups in the wadden and delta regions, swirling through the air in synchronized flight.
Ststus 9
Status : M (N)
Date d'arrivée record: 8/04/1996 (Rivière-Ouelle)
Date de départ record: 11/02/2007 (Saint-Irénée) QO 19(1):43
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No Localité Dates Référence
rivière Polemond 27/06/2002 QO 14(3):45
1 nid trouvé;rivière Polemond 08/07/2002 QO 14(3):45
2 nids trouvés;
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