dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Calidris alpina is a species in the Calidris genus. It is commonly known as dunlin This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Scolopacidae . . This species is found in 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.