General

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 and legs are black. Sexes are similar.

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.

Breeding and Nesting

Red-necked Stint: Four yellow eggs with red brown spots at larger ends are laid on the ground on a small pile of grass or tundra moss lined with willow leaves. Incubation ranges from 21 to 23 days and is carried out by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Red-necked Stint: Eats insects and other small invertebrates; forages in wet grassland and soft mud, mainly picking up food by sight.

Vocalization

Red-necked Stint: Utters high-pitched squeaks and twittering.

Similar Species

Red-necked Stint: These birds are very small waders, very similar to Little Stint, with which they were once considered conspecific.