The Dunlin has overall_color color of greyish-brown and whitish and rusty and black.
The Dunlin has above_color color of greyish-brown and whitish and rusty.
The Dunlin has head color of greyish-brown and whitish and rusty.
The Dunlin has face color of greyish-brown and whitish.
The Dunlin has below_color color of greyish-brown and whitish and black.
The Dunlin has back color of greyish-brown and whitish and rusty.
The Dunlin has bill color of blackish.
The Dunlin has wing color of greyish-brown and whitish and rusty.
The Dunlin has belly color of black.
The Dunlin has tail color of greyish-brown and whitish.
The Dunlin has chest color of greyish-brown and whitish.
The Dunlin has leg color of blackish.
The Dunlin has neck color of greyish-brown and whitish.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Dunlin
The length of the Dunlin is from 6.3 inches to 8.7 inches (16.0 cm to 22.1 cm).
The weight of the Dunlin is from 1.7 ounces to 2.7 ounces (48.2 grams to 76.5 grams).
The wingspan of the Dunlin is from 14.2 inches to 15.0 inches (36.1 cm to 38.1 cm).
Pictures of the Dunlin
Dunlin, Dunlin by chapmankj75, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by chapmankj75, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by cazalegg, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by atlnature, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by Marie Hale, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by cazalegg, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by chapmankj75, from flickr, licensed under CC
Dunlin, Dunlin by Intrinsic3141, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Adult dunlin on the Arctic tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Little Stint by Wildlife Boy1, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Little Stint by Wildlife Boy1, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Adult dunlin on the Arctic tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Adult dunlin on the Arctic tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Adult dunlin on the Arctic tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Dunlin, Adult dunlin on the Arctic tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) by Rainbirder, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, Little Stint by Wildlife Boy1, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, A young dunlin chick on the tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, A young dunlin chick on the tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, Juvenile Dunlin. Calidris alpina by gailhampshire, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, Juvenile Dunlin. Calidris alpina by gailhampshire, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, Little Stint by Wildlife Boy1, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Dunlin, A young dunlin chick on the tundra by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Dunlin, Shorebird flock by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Dunlin, Someone has to be first by Under the same moon…, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Dunlin, flock of Sanderlings, Massachusetts, 15 Dec 2012 by Malcolm Mark Swan (earlier set), from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Dunlin, Shorebird flock by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Dunlin, Freedom by Jim Roberts Gallery, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Dunlin, Flock of shorebirds – Dunlins I believe L1130212 (1) by wbaiv, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Dunlin, Large Group of Birds Taking Off by John Brighenti, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Dunlin, Dunlin in Flight by Numinosity by Gary J Wood, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Dunlin, Dunlin in Flight by Numinosity by Gary J Wood, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Dunlin, Dunlins in flight by malibuskiboats, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Dunlin, Dunlins in flight by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Dunlin
Forages by picking at objects that are on the surface or by probing in mud, perhaps with a very quick “stitching” motion and probing multiple times per second.
may feed during the day or night.
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What the Dunlin Likes to Eat
The Dunlin feeds on the following:
insects (midges, crane flies, beetles)
small creatures (marine worms, snails and other mollusks, amphipods and other crustaceans, small fish)
seeds and leaves.
Where To Find the Dunlin
You can find the Dunlin in the following habitats:
