dunlin

dun·lin

D0426400 (dŭn′lĭn)n. A rust-brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina) that breeds in northern regions of North America and Eurasia.

[dun + -lin(g).]

dunlin

(ˈdʌnlɪn) n (Animals) a small sandpiper, Calidris (or Erolia) alpina, of northern and arctic regions, having a brown back and black breast in summer. Also called: red-backed sandpiper [C16: dun² + -ling¹]

dun•lin

(ˈdʌn lɪn)

n. a small sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the N parts of the Northern Hemisphere. [1525–35; variant of dunling]

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Noun

dunlin - small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regionsErolia alpina, red-backed sandpipersandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the ploversErolia, genus Erolia - a genus of Scolopacidae

dunlin

nounRelated words
collective noun flight

Translations

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dunlin

a small sandpiper, Calidris (or Erolia) alpina, of northern and arctic regions, having a brown back and black breast in summer

Dunlin

(Calidris alpina), also red-backed sandpiper, a bird of the family Charadriidae of the suborder Limicolae. The body length is about 20 cm. The upper parts are reddish brown, and underparts are dark. The dunlin is distributed in the tundras of Eurasia and North America, as well as along the shores of the Baltic and North seas. It is a migratory bird. Unmated birds roam the steppes of Western Siberia and Kazakhstan in the summer. The nests are on the ground. The clutch contains four eggs, which are incubated by both the male and female for 21 to 22 days. The diet consists of small invertebrates.

dunlin

Related to dunlin: dowitcher, curlew sandpiper, least sandpiper, redshank

noun

Synonyms for dunlin

noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions

Synonyms

Erolia alpina
red-backed sandpiper

Related Words

sandpiper
Erolia
genus Erolia