Little Stint

Calidris minuta - Bécasseau minute

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Calidris
Species
:
minuta

Descriptor

Leisler, 1812

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: 28 à 31 cm.
Weight
: 20 à 40 g

Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Little Stint (Calidris minuta) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Bécasseau minute,
Correlimos menudo,
pilrito-pequeno,
Zwergstrandläufer,
apró partfutó,
Kleine Strandloper,
Gambecchio comune,
småsnäppa,
Dvergsnipe,
pobrežník malý,
jespák malý,
Dværgryle,
pikkusirri,
Kleinstrandloper,
territ menut comú,
Veimiltíta,
biegus malutki,
trulītis,
mali prodnik,
Кулик-воробей,
ヨーロッパトウネン,
小滨鹬,
นกสติ๊นท์เล็ก,
小濱鷸,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Grassland : Tundra ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl.

pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Salt Exploitation Sites, Wastewater Treatment Areas, Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)