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;Calidris ruficollis | ;Calidris ruficollis | ||
| − | [[Image:Red-necked_Stint.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by alibenn]] | + | [[Image:Red-necked_Stint.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by alibenn <br/>Location: Beidaihe, China ]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Mottled brown upperparts and streaked cap. Underparts are white; upper breast is rust-brown and spotted. Face and throat are unstreaked rust-brown. Bill and legs are black. Sexes are similar. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Breeds in arctic northeast [[Siberia]]. It migrates through Siberia, [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], and southeast [[Asia]] to [[Australia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Tundra, saline sand bars and tidal mudflats along coasts. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It nests on the ground. | ||
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| + | The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calidris+ruficollis}} | {{GSearch|Calidris+ruficollis}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=465 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=465 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1241&Bird_Image_ID=395&Bird_Family_ID=138 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1241&Bird_Image_ID=395&Bird_Family_ID=138 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 22 November 2007
- Calidris ruficollis
Identification
Mottled brown upperparts and streaked cap. Underparts are white; upper breast is rust-brown and spotted. Face and throat are unstreaked rust-brown. Bill and legs are black. Sexes are similar.
Distribution
Breeds in arctic northeast Siberia. It migrates through Siberia, Mongolia, China, Japan, and southeast Asia to Australia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Tundra, saline sand bars and tidal mudflats along coasts.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground.
The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.
