About the Temminck's Stint
Temminck's stint is a small wader native to the Old World. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
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These birds are very small waders, at 13.5–15 cm (5.3–5.9 in) length. They are similar in size to the little stint (Calidris minuta) but shorter legged and longer winged. The legs are dull yellowish or brown, and the outer tail feathers white, in contrast to little stint's black legs and grey outer tail feathers. This is a rather drab wader, with mainly plain brown upperparts and head, and underparts white apart from a darker breast. The breeding adult has some brighter rufous and/or blackish mantle feathers to relieve the generally undistinguished appearance.
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What the Temminck's Stint sounds like
Where the Temminck's Stint lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Canada, Australia, Luxembourg, Eritrea, Somalia, Niger, Nigeria, Seychelles, Lebanon, Macao SAR China, North Macedonia.
When to see the Temminck's Stint
Peak activity in May · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaAdults have short yellow legs and a medium thin dark bill with a yellow base.
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisThe white-rumped sandpiper is a relatively small bird measuring only 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in), with a wingspan of 36–38 cm (14–15 in).
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiAdults have black legs and a short, straight, thin dark bill.
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