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: Long-toed Stint, 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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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 ruficollis. 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.