Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
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Description: Describes the difference in physical appearance between this bird and similar species. Includes photos.
Ocean Wanderers Guide to Shorebirds - Little Stint The most abundant 'peep' in Europe and Africa, Closely related to Red-necked Stint with which it forms a super-species. A solid understanding of plumage variation in Little Stint is essential for the identifcation of vagrant sandpipers in the Western Palearctic and Africa. Little and Red-necked Stints are extremely similar in basic (winter) plumage and must be identificed with great caution. Semipalmated Sandpiper is also rather similar. Bill shape is generally sufficient to exclude Western Sandpiper. Confusion with Sanderling is possible, however Little Stints are much smaller, differ in the colour and pattern of scapulars and wing coverts. The most definitive feature, however, is the presence of a hind toe in Little Stint which is lacking in Sanderling.
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| Date | Creation Date: 06-oct-2000 Expiration Date: 06-oct-2014 |