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Scientific Name
Calidris alpina
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Dunlin
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusCalidris
SpeciesCalidris alpina
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
first park record 11/14/2005; Data Source: Patterson, Mike. pers com (LEWI RM files)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Marshall, D.B., M.G. Hunter, and A.L. Contreras, Eds. 2006. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
"Abundant transient and winter visitant in estuaries and occasionally on beaches along the coast of Oregon"; Data Source: Marshall, D.B., M.G. Hunter, and A.L. Contreras, Eds. 2006. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    coastal subspecies C. a. pacifica breeds mainly on w. Alaska coastal meadows, winters along the west coast of N. America; Data Source: Birds of Youngs Bay, Oregon. Table in Lev et al. Youngs Bay Bottomlands Conservation and Restoration Plan. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, U S Fish & Wildlife Service, December 2006. Marshall, D.B., M.G. Hunter, and A.L. Contreras, Eds. 2006. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
4
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NAE - FOCL RM
Created Date
8/31/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Nancy Eid
Last Modified Date
12/10/2010 10:24:10 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Marshall, D.B., M.G. Hunter, and A.L. Contreras, Eds. 2006. Birds of Oregon: A General Reference. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
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