Dunlin, a migratory shorebird, was spotted during the Kochi edition of the Kerala Bird Race. It has a droopy, down-curved black bill and is medium-sized with orange feathers in summer and a gray back in winter. Dunlins breed in coastal tundra and winter along mudflats, estuaries, and coastlines. They primarily eat insects, mollusks, worms, and crustaceans. The species is listed as "Near Threatened" by the IUCN, facing threats from habitat loss, global warming, invasive plants, and avian influenza. A group of Dunlins is called a "flight," "fling," or "trip."
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