Scientific Name: Calidris subminuta
Malay Name: Kedidi-Kerdil Jari Panjang
Chinese Name: 长趾滨鹬
Range:
Breeding in central and east Siberia. Winters in the Indian subcontinent, east Asia and Australia.
Taxonomy:
Monotypic.
Size: 14-16 cm
Identification:
A small wader that resembles Red-necked Stints and Little Stints but somewhat longer necked, finer billed, longer winged with a more slender-bodied appearance. Legs and feet are yellowish and distinctively long. Breeding plumaged adult and juvenile have rufous crown with dark streaks, upperparts and tertials broadly fringed rufous. Neck sides and breast washed creamy-buff and dark streaked. Underparts are white. They resemble the much larger Sharp-tailed Sandpipers in pattern and colour. Non-breeding adult rather plain mousy brown above, pale below.
Similar looking species: Red-necked Stint, Little Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Habitat: Freshwater marshes, wet paddy fields, salt pans, coastal pools, rarely mudflats.
Behaviour/Ecology: Often feeds amongst vegetation, probing the ground with its bill. It feeds on molluscs, crustaceans, amphibians, insects, other invertebrates and seeds.
Local Status: Rare migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Location: Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Pulau Punggol Barat, Changi Coast.
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External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Calidris subminuta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. Downloaded on 2 September 2021
Robson, C. (2008). A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers.