dunlin

English

Dunlin (Calidris alpina).

Etymology

A diminutive of dun.

Noun

dunlin (plural dunlins)

A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.

Translations

Calidris alpina

Bulgarian: тъмногръд брегобегач (tǎmnogrǎd bregobegač)
Catalan: territ variant m, passa-rius m
Dutch: bonte strandloper (nl) m
Finnish: suosirri (fi)
French: bécasseau variable (fr) m
German: Alpenstrandläufer (de) m
Greek: λασποσκαλίδρα f (lasposkalídra)
Hungarian: havasi partfutó
Norman: hèrbette dé grève f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: myrsnipe (no) m or f

Nynorsk: myrsnipe f
Polish: biegus zmienny (pl) m
Russian: чернозо́бик (ru) m (černozóbik)
Scottish Gaelic: gille-feadaig m
Spanish: playero (es) m, correlimos m
Swedish: kärrsnäppa (sv) c

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