Dunlin

The Dunlin (arcticola subspecies) is a common breeding bird in Arctic Alaska from the area surrounding Barrow to the east. The pacifica subspecies also occurs within the Arctic LCC assessment area in the region around Cape Lisburne and Cape Krusenstern. Dunlin use a wide variety of breeding habitats found in the northern sub-arctic and arctic. On the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, C. a. arcticola breed in moist-wet tundra, often in areas with ponds, polygons, and strangmoor landforms (Warnock and Gill 1996). The arcticola subspecies winters in Asia while pacifica winters along the west coast of North America. Current population estimate is 1.3 million (arcticola: 750,000, pacifica: 500,000; Morrison et al. 2006) with a declining trend.

Data and Resources

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notes The Dunlin (arcticola subspecies) is a common breeding bird in Arctic Alaska from the area surrounding Barrow to the east. The pacifica subspecies also occurs within the Arctic LCC assessment area in the region around Cape Lisburne and Cape Krusenstern. Dunlin use a wide variety of breeding habitats found in the northern sub-arctic and arctic. On the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, C. a. arcticola breed in moist-wet tundra, often in areas with ponds, polygons, and strangmoor landforms (Warnock and Gill 1996). The arcticola subspecies winters in Asia while pacifica winters along the west coast of North America. Current population estimate is 1.3 million (arcticola: 750,000, pacifica: 500,000; Morrison et al. 2006) with a declining trend.
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title Dunlin