Long-toed Stint – mixed company

Long-toed StintLong-toed Stint – mixed company

The Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) can often be found in the company of other waders, such as the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). In the following photographs you can see the size difference between the bird species.

The Long-toed Stint has similar colour and pattern to the much larger Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, the colour being a rich brown with darker feathered centres above in the breeding adult, whilst the non-breeding adult is a rather plain brown to grey above and pale below. They have yellowish legs and a short thin dark bill. They have a light, almost white line above the eye and a brown crown. The Long-toed stints are more a grey-brown above in winter. The juveniles have a brightly rufous coloured pattern above and white mantle stripes.

As well as the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, the Long-toed Stint can also be seen with other waders such as the White-headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus). You can see the dramatic size difference in these two species of birds.

Another species that can be found in the company of both the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and the Long-toed Stint is the Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops).

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Charadriiformes
• Family: Scolopacidae
• Genus: Calidris
• Species: Calidris subminuta

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Long-toed StintLong-toed Stint – mixed company

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