Red-necked Stint

Scientific Name: Calidris ruficollis
Malay Name: Kedidi-Kerdil Leher Merah
Chinese Name: 红颈滨鹬

Range:
Breeds in northern and north-eastern Siberia. Winters in East Asia, Indian subcontinent, Greater Sundas and Australasia.

Taxonomy:
Monotypic.

Size: 14-16 cm

Identification:
A small wader, very similar looking to Little Stint and Spoon-billed Sandpiper. Short, straight black bill. Breeding adult has unstreaked rufous-orange cheeks, ear coverts, lower throat and centre of upper breast. Rufous and gold tones in upperwing coverts. Nonbreeding adult gray above with dark shaft-streaks, pale below with distinct greyish lateral breast patch with slight dark streaking; juvenile similar but richer gray-brown above with neat pale feather edges in upperparts.

Similar looking species: Temminck's Stint, Long-toed Stint, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Little Stint

Habitat: Mudflats, sandflats, salt pans, coastal pools and other inland wetlands.

Behaviour/Ecology: Highly gregarious and will form flocks with other small Calidris waders, Feeds on insects and other small invertebrates, with rapid pecking action, sometimes probes.

Local Status: Uncommon migrant

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Marina East Drive, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Seletar Dam, Pulau Tekong, Chek Jawa at Pulau Ubin, Tuas South.

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Red-necked Stint at SBWR. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Red-necked Stint at SBWR. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

Red-necked Stint at Marina East. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Red-necked Stint at Marina East. Photo credit: Francis Yap