Is the bird in the photo a dunlin? No, the bill is too short, but you’re looking at the same family. Is it a sandpiper? No. Again the bill is too short and it doesn’t curve. Yes, it sure does look ...

One goal of this program is to develop and test alternative methods of obtaining demographic parameters on a migratory bird that might be used to model population dynamics. Major components of the ...

Cuteness aside, though, sandpipers are pretty confusing, because "sandpiper" is both a species name and the colloquial name for the Scolopacidae family of birds. There are dozens of Scolopacidae ...

Dunlin, a small shorebird with a droopy bill, which is facing threat to its survival, was among the 192 avian species spotted during the recently held Kochi edition of the Kerala Bird Race.