Editing Dunlin (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
Dunlin are small migratory waders, however they show strong philopatry with individuals of the southern subspecies ''Calidris alpina schinzii'' in Sweden and Finland returning to, or very close to, their natal patches. [[Habitat fragmentation]] has reduced the availability of habitat patches to these birds through reducing patch size and increasing patch isolation. This reduced connectivity between patches has reduced the movements of Dunlin leaving them more susceptible to inbreeding in these locations.<ref name=Pakanen>{{cite journal |author1=Pakanen, V.-M. |author2=Koivula, K.| author3=Flodin, L.-Å. |author4=Grissot, A. | author5=Hagstedt, R. |author6=Larsson, M. |author7=Pauliny, A.| author8=Rönkä, N. |author9=Blomqvist, D. |  year=2017| title=Between-patch natal dispersal declines with increasing natal patch size and distance to other patches in the endangered Southern Dunlin ''Calidris alpina schinzii'' | journal=Ibis| volume=159| pages=611–622| doi=10.1111/ibi.12463| issue=3| doi-access=free}}</ref>

[[File:Calidris alpina migrations.png|thumb|center|750px|Distribution of subspecies, migration routes, and major European wintering sites]]