- Calidris temminckii
Identification
13.5-15cm
- 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
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.
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References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Answers.com
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Temminck's Stint. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Temminck%27s_Stint
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