Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Little Stint

Little Stint Calidris minuta

Described by: Leisler (1812)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Erolia minuta

Photographs

near Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA - Aug 9, 2003 © Glen Tepke  near Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA - Aug 9, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Israel - Mar 21, 2002 © Joseph W. Hammond  Lesvos Island, Greece - May, 2003 © Ben van den Broek  Slettnes NR, Gamvik, Norway - Jun, 1998 © Stein Nilsen 
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Range

N. Europe and ne. Asia;
N. Scandinavia. N. Russia (s. Novaya Zemlya), nw. and nc. Siberia to New Siberian Is. and the Yana River delta.
Winters in the Mediterranean basin s. to South Africa (Lake St. Lucia, n. Zululand), Arabian Peninsula, Arabian Gulf coasts, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Australia (s. Western Australia, ex. n. Northern Territory, se. New South Wales, s. Victoria, se. South Australia) and Tasmania. Small numbers winter in se. England and Madagascar.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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