Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.[3] The genus name is from Ancient Greekkalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.[4]
These birds are very small waders, at 13.5–15 cm (5.3–5.9 in) length. They are similar in size to the little stint (Calidris minuta) but shorter legged and longer winged. The legs are yellow and the outer tail feathers white, in contrast to little stint's dark legs and grey outer tail feathers.
This is a rather drab wader, with mainly plain brown upperparts and head, and underparts white apart from a darker breast. The breeding adult has some brighter rufous mantle feathers to relieve the generally undistinguished appearance. In winter plumage, the general appearance recalls a tiny version of common sandpiper.
The call is a loud trill.
Breedingedit
This stint's breeding habitat is bogs and marshes in the taiga of Arctic northern Europe and Asia. It will breed in southern Scandinavia and occasionally Scotland. It has a distinctive hovering display flight. It nests in a scrape on the ground, laying 3–4 eggs. Temminck's stint is strongly migratory, wintering at freshwater sites in tropical Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.
Temminck's stints have an intriguing breeding and parental care system in which males and female parents incubate separate clutches, typically in different locations. Males establish small territories and mate with a female who lays a first clutch of eggs. She then moves to a second territory and mate, and lays a second clutch that she incubates herself. Concurrently, her first male may mate with an incoming second female, who lays her second clutch on his territory. The male thereafter incubates his first mate's first clutch alone.
These birds forage in soft mud with some vegetation, mainly picking up food by sight. They have a distinctive mouse-like feeding behaviour, creeping steadily along the edges of pools. They mostly eat insects and other small invertebrates. They are not as gregarious as other Calidris waders, and rarely form large flocks.
^BirdLife International (2019). "Calidris temminckii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22693388A146637675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22693388A146637675.en. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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Temminck s stint Calidris temminckii is a small wader This bird s common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck 3 The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris a term used by Aristotle for some grey coloured waterside birds 4 Temminck s stintIn breeding plumage source source Conservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeGenus CalidrisSpecies C temminckiiBinomial nameCalidris temminckii Leisler 1812 Range of C temminckii Breeding Passage Non breedingSynonyms 2 Erolia temminckiiTemminck s stint is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA applies Contents 1 Description 2 Breeding 3 Feeding 4 Gallery 5 References 6 Further reading 6 1 Identification 7 External linksDescription editThese birds are very small waders at 13 5 15 cm 5 3 5 9 in length They are similar in size to the little stint Calidris minuta but shorter legged and longer winged The legs are yellow and the outer tail feathers white in contrast to little stint s dark legs and grey outer tail feathers This is a rather drab wader with mainly plain brown upperparts and head and underparts white apart from a darker breast The breeding adult has some brighter rufous mantle feathers to relieve the generally undistinguished appearance In winter plumage the general appearance recalls a tiny version of common sandpiper The call is a loud trill Breeding editThis stint s breeding habitat is bogs and marshes in the taiga of Arctic northern Europe and Asia It will breed in southern Scandinavia and occasionally Scotland It has a distinctive hovering display flight It nests in a scrape on the ground laying 3 4 eggs Temminck s stint is strongly migratory wintering at freshwater sites in tropical Africa the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia Temminck s stints have an intriguing breeding and parental care system in which males and female parents incubate separate clutches typically in different locations Males establish small territories and mate with a female who lays a first clutch of eggs She then moves to a second territory and mate and lays a second clutch that she incubates herself Concurrently her first male may mate with an incoming second female who lays her second clutch on his territory The male thereafter incubates his first mate s first clutch alone An apparent hybrid between this species and the little stint has been reported from the Netherlands 5 Feeding editThese birds forage in soft mud with some vegetation mainly picking up food by sight They have a distinctive mouse like feeding behaviour creeping steadily along the edges of pools They mostly eat insects and other small invertebrates They are not as gregarious as other Calidris waders and rarely form large flocks Gallery edit nbsp Eggs Collection Museum Wiesbaden nbsp In non breeding plumage at Purbasthali in Bardhaman District of West Bengal India nbsp In Manohara River Kathmandu Nepal nbsp In breeding amp non breeding plumage near Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana India nbsp Breeding plumage at Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan India nbsp Temminck s Stint nbsp ID composite nbsp At Jamnagar Gujarat India nbsp At Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Gujarat IndiaReferences edit BirdLife International 2019 Calidris temminckii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T22693388A146637675 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2019 3 RLTS T22693388A146637675 en Retrieved November 11 2021 Calidris temminckii Avibase Beolens Bo Watkins Michael 2003 Whose Bird Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds London Christopher Helm pp 335 336 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm p 84 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Jonsson Lars 1996 Mystery stint at Groote Keeten First known hybrid between Little and Temminck s Stint Dutch Birding 18 24 28 Further reading editIdentification edit Jonsson Lars Grant Peter J 1984 Identification of stints and peeps British Birds 77 7 293 315 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calidris temminckii nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Calidris temminckii BirdLife species factsheet for Calidris temminckii Temminck s stint media Internet Bird Collection Temminck s stint photo gallery at VIREO Drexel University Interactive range map of Calidris temminckii at IUCN Red List maps Audio recordings of Temminck s stint on Xeno canto Calidris temminckii in Field Guide Birds of the World on Flickr Temminck s stint media from ARKive nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Temminck 27s stint amp oldid 1208694772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
