Temminck's Stint

Photo by Mugil
Secovlje Salina, Slovenia, May 2003

Calidris temminckii

Identification

13.5-15cm (5¼-6 in)

• Yellow legs
• White outer tail feathers
• Plain brown upperparts and head
• White underparts, darker breast
• Tail projects just beyound wing tip
• Slightly de-curved bill

Photo by the late Jim Wood
East Lothian, Scotland, May 2007

Breeding adult has brighter rufous mantle feathers

Similar Species

Little Stint has grey outer tail feathers.

Distribution

Northern Palearctic; winters to Africa, Indonesia and Philippines.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Freshwater marshes, pools and lakes, creeks, lagoons in estuaries and margins of salt pans.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest is a lined scrape in low vegetation or willow scrub; the clutch consists of 3-4 eggs.

Males hold a small territory mating with a female who lays a clutch of eggs, before moving on to another territory where she mates again a lays a second clutch which she incubates. The first male may mate with another female, who lays her second clutch on his territory. The male incubates the first female's clutch.

Diet

The diet includes insects, larvae, worms, crustaceans and molluscs, foraged in muddy vegetated areas.

Vocalisation

Call: a short tirr. <flashmp3>Calidris temminckii (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Answers.com
3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Temminck's Stint. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Temminck%27s_Stint

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