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The Dunlin is recognized by its relatively short neck, short, black legs, and long, dropping bill. During breeding time it has a black belly and rusty wings, crown and back. During non-breeding times it is more drab gray with a brownish head and has light streaking on the breast. |
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In North America, the Dunlin summers in northern Canada and Alaska, breeding in wet meadows in the Tundra. It winters along the mild coasts of the continent or on mudflats, wet fields and marshes of ponds and lakes. Some Dunlins breed in Alaska but migrate to Japan and China. |
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The Dunlin feeds by foraging. It walks along mudflats or in shallow water and probes or plucks with its long bill, feeding on insects, larvae, plants and other aquatic life. |
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