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Dunlin

டன்லின் உள்ளான்

Calidris alpina

Near threatened

Dunlin
Charles Homler d/b/a FocusOnWildlife · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The dunlin is a small wader in the genus Calidris. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Dunlin — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): டன்லின் உள்ளான் — CC BY-SA 4.0