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Dunlin (alpina)
Calidris alpina alpina (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Calidris
Scientific:
Calidris alpina alpina
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Calidris
Scientific:
Calidris alpina alpina
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.149
Protonym:
Tringa alpina
Type locality:
Lapland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/168/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D95B18A653CD3057
Avibase ID:
avibase-D95B18A6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D95B18A6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176662
Geographic range:
- Calidris alpina alpina: breeds northern Scandinavia to north-central Russia; winters to Mediterranean and India
Source: Clements checklist
Dunlin (alpina)
French:
Bécasseau variable (alpina)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dunlin (alpina) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dunlin (alpina) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dunlin (alpina) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Dunlin (alpina) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina (alpina)) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dunlin (nominate) ( Calidris alpina alpina) |
| Avilist 2025: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Erolia alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Erolia alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calidris alpina alpina [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Calidris alpina [alpina or centralis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Territ variant
German: Alpenstranläufer-alpina
English: Dunlin (alpina), Dunlin (nominate)
Estonian: tundrarisla, tundrarüdi, tundrarüdi (tundrarisla)
French: Bécasseau variable (alpina), Bécasseau variable (nominal)
Scientific: Calidris alpina alpina, Calidris alpina alpina (alpina), Erolia alpina alpina, Erolia alpina islandica, Pelidna calidris, Tringa alpina
Norwegian: Myrsnipe, underarten alpina
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