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Little Stint

(Calidris minuta)
German name(s): "Zwergstrandläufer"
Size: 14-15.5 cm; wing span 27-30 cm
Weight: 20-44 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Little Stint at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

BREEDING

Three Little Stints in breeding plumage with, on the right, a Dunlin in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Dafundo beach, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2019]

Lateral view of two Little Stints in breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Dafundo beach, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2019]

Lateral view of a Little Stint in late breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]

Near-dorsal view of a Little Stint in late breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]

NON-BREEDING

Near-lateral view of a Little Stint in non-breeding plumage, with, at the back, a Kentish Plover in non-breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moita do Ribatejo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]

Lateral view of a Little Stint in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montijo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]

Lateral view of a Little Stint in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas de Olhao, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Lateral view of a Little Stint in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Salinas de Olhao, Faro, Algarve, Portugal, October 2020]

Comparison of a Little Stint in non-breeding plumage with a Common Redshank (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Morraceira island, Figueira da Foz, Mondego estuary, Portugal, February 2023]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Near-frontal view of a Little Stint; given the season and the rufous hues on the bird's back, this is probably a juvenile - note the prominent white stripes (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2015]

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