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Birds

Little
Stint

Least Concern

Increasing

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

The little stint is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America and to Australia.

Its small size, fine dark bill, dark legs and quicker movements distinguish this species from all waders except the other dark-legged stints. It can be distinguished from these in all plumages by its combination of a fine bill tip, unwebbed toes and long primary projection. The call is a sharp 'stit'.

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Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    ছোট চাপাখি
  • French:
    Bécasseau minute
  • Gujarati:
    નાનો કીચડીયો, કાળા પગ કીચડીયો
  • Malayalam:
    കുരുവി മണലൂതി
  • Marathi:
    छोटा पाणलावा
  • Tamil:
    கொசு உள்ளான்
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Taxanomy

CHARADRIIFORMES
SCOLOPACIDAE
Calidris minuta

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