Overview
Red-necked Stint: Small sandpiper with mottled brown upperparts and streaked cap. Underparts are white; upper breast is rust-brown and spotted. Face and throat are unstreaked rust-brown. Bill, legs and feet are black. Forages on shore, sometimes probes mud. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Range and Habitat
Red-necked Stint: Breeds on tundra in arctic northeast Siberia; migrates through Siberia, Mongolia, China, Japan, and southeast Asia to Australia. Preferred habitats include saline sand bars and tidal mudflats along coasts.
Topo Map:
Sandpiper-like Body
Listen to Call
Voice Text
"wheet, wheet, whek, whek"
Interesting Facts
Red-necked Stints are among the smallest of waders.
They are very similar to the Little Stint, with which they were once considered conspecific.
A group of stints are collectively known as a "spell" of stints.
Bird Term Glossary
Author
Gary Owen Dick
Artist
Imran Kahn
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