Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Forms swirling flocks of tens of thousands that turn dark and silver in the same second. Your message rides the wave.
- Populasi
- 3,000,000–7,000,000 mature individuals, decreasing
- Habitat
- Coastal mudflats, estuaries, sandy beaches, and salt marshes in winter and on migration; nests on Arctic and subarctic tundra during breeding season
- Fakta menarik
- The Dunlin's name comes from "dunling," an English name for the species recorded at least as far back as 1531, referring to the dun-brown color of its nonbreeding plumage.
- Sebaran
- Circumpolar Arctic and subarctic breeder across North America, Europe, and Asia; winters along temperate coastlines of North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia
- Makanan
- Aquatic invertebrates — insects and larvae on breeding grounds; marine worms, small molluscs, and crustaceans probed from mud and shallow water in winter
- Ukuran
- 0,18 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,4 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
