Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Dunlin, a reference photo — Photo: Charles Homler d/b/a FocusOnWildlife · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small wader in the genus Calidris. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dunlin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Calidris mauri
Calidris ferruginea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Calidris
Species: Calidris alpina

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