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Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hortobágy National Park
130 Verified records at Hortobágy National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in western Europe are short-distance migrants largely staying on western and southern European and northwest African coasts; those breeding in far northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast and west Asia. 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 Asia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Dunlin sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park

Ruff
LC

Ruff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris pugnax

30–40% · Possible
Temminck's Stint
LC

Temminck's Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris temminckii

5–10% · With luck
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

5–10% · With luck
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

5–10% · With luck
Broad-billed Sandpiper
VU

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Bird

Calidris falcinellus

<5% · Rare
Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris subruficollis

<5% · Rare
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

Insufficient data
Red Knot
NT

Red Knot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris canutus

Insufficient data
Baird's Sandpiper
LC

Baird's Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris bairdii

Insufficient data
Eurasian Curlew
NT

Eurasian Curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius arquata

40–50% · Likely
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Redshank
LC

Spotted Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa erythropus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
4 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
6 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
10 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
12 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
13 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
14 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
15 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
5–10%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
20 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
25 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
27 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
29 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
33 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
35 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
36 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
37 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
38 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
40 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
41 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
42 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
43 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
44 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dunlin in Hortobágy National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Dunlin sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 130 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dunlin in Hortobágy National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Dunlin in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.

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