Red-Necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Family Scolopacidae
Migratory — WA: Migratory, Bonn: Listed, CAMBA: Listed, JAMBA: Listed, ROKAMBA: Listed
About
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.
How to spot it
These birds are among the smallest of waders, very similar to the little stint, Calidris minuta, with which they were once considered conspecific. The red-necked stint's small size, fine dark bill, dark legs and quicker movements distinguish this species from all waders except the other dark-legged stints. It measures 13–17 cm (5.1–6.7 in) in length, 28–37 cm (11–15 in) in wingspan, and 21–51 g (0.74–1.80 oz) in weight.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Walpole-Nornalup National Park — Albany & the Great Southern, WA hikes