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.

Featured reports: Sep 2022, Oct 2022, Nov 2022, Dec 2022, Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Oct 2023, Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Feb 2024

Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Estimated average number of individuals by week based on eBird data, Jul 2013 to Jun 2023
Peak week Jan 15-Jan 21
Early date 21 Jul 1996
Late date 28 May 1987
A small and uncommon wader, with large numbers sometimes observed at Chek Jawa during the fall and winter months, and smaller numbers elsewhere.
Red-necked Stint at Marina East. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Red-necked Stint at Marina East. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Red-necked Stint at SBWR. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Red-necked Stint at SBWR. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

External Links:

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 April 12, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/red-necked-stint.

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