Dunlin
  • Persian name Talile shekam seyah
  • Scientific name Calidris alpine
  • English name Dunlin
  • Family Scolopacidae
  • Morphology Body length: 18 cm. It is basically dark brown above, with black rump and white edges, dark brown tail with black narrow Longitudinal streaks, brown ear coverts, and grayish green legs. Its black bill is larger and more curved than the other stints.
  • Ethology Finds food, Invertebrates, by foraging rapidly along sandy and muddy shores of wetlands.