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;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] ruficollis | ;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] ruficollis | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13-16 cm<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Breeding''' | |
| + | *Russet head and upper breast | ||
| + | *Rufous upperparts with black mottling | ||
| + | *Grey [[Topography#Wings|wing coverts]] | ||
| + | *Dark streaks on lower breast | ||
| + | *White belly | ||
| + | *Straight black bill<br /> | ||
| + | '''Winter''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Red necked stint 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nonbreeding Adult<br />Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}}<br />Samut Sakorn, [[Thailand]], November 2006]] | ||
| + | *White head with black streaks | ||
| + | *Grey upperparts mottle black | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Winter birds are very similar to [[Semipalmated Sandpiper]] and [[Little Stint]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds in arctic northeast [[Siberia]] | + | Breeds in arctic northeast [[Siberia]] and [[Alaska]]. |
| − | + | It migrates through Siberia, [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], and southeast [[Asia]] to [[Australia]]. | |
| + | Vagrant to [[United States]], mostly the north east, the west coast, and [[Alaska]] and the [[British Isles]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Red-necked_Stint.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|alibenn|alibenn}} <br />Beidaihe, [[China]], September 2005]] | |
| + | Breeds on tundra. During migration and in the winter feeds on bare sand or dry mud areas, tidal mudflats, lagoons, freshwater marshes, lakes and ricefields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests on the ground. | It nests on the ground. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates. | The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6th}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6th}}#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9 |
| + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 | ||
| + | #What Bird | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 27 August 2010
- Calidris ruficollis
Identification
13-16 cm
Breeding
- Russet head and upper breast
- Rufous upperparts with black mottling
- Grey wing coverts
- Dark streaks on lower breast
- White belly
- Straight black bill
Winter
- White head with black streaks
- Grey upperparts mottle black
- White underparts
Similar Species
Winter birds are very similar to Semipalmated Sandpiper and Little Stint.
Distribution
Breeds in arctic northeast Siberia and Alaska.
It migrates through Siberia, Mongolia, China, Japan, and southeast Asia to Australia.
Vagrant to United States, mostly the north east, the west coast, and Alaska and the British Isles.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds on tundra. During migration and in the winter feeds on bare sand or dry mud areas, tidal mudflats, lagoons, freshwater marshes, lakes and ricefields.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests on the ground.
Diet
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition ISBN 0 00 219900 9
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
- What Bird
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-necked Stint. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-necked_Stint
