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.
Featured reports: Sep 2022, Oct 2022, Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Feb 2023
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Red-necked Stint)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Calidris ruficollis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693383A93401907.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Red-necked Stint. Retrieved on September 29, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/red-necked-stint.