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Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis(Pallas, 1776)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Calidris
At a glance
The Red-necked Stint is a small bird, about 13–16 cm long, listed as Near Threatened and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 13–16 cm
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Red-necked Stint look like?
The Red-necked Stint is a small bird, about 13–16 cm long and weighing 22–34 g.
The red-necked stint or rufous-necked stint is a small migratory wader that breeds in northeast Russia and spends the non-breeding season along the coastlines of Southeast Asia and Australasia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red-necked Stint?
The Red-necked Stint is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Red-necked Stint eat?
The Red-necked Stint feeds on seeds, intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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