Wildlifeof China
Long-toed Stint
Shorebirds
Photo: Kim, Hyun-tae · CC BY 4.0
Calidris subminuta
Basic stats
Diet
Small crustaceans, insects and snails
Habitat
Mudflats
Range
Breeds across northern Asia; winters in south and southeast Asia and Australasia
Size
13-16cm
The long-toed stint is a very small wader, 13 to 16 cm long, that breeds across northern Asia and winters in south and southeast Asia and Australasia. It has yellowish legs and a short, thin dark bill. Breeding adults are rich brown above with darker feather centres and white below, with a light line above the eye and a brown crown; in winter they are grey above (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is hard to separate from other tiny waders called stints or peeps, and is very like the North American least sandpiper, though more slender and long-necked, with longer toes. It forages on mudflats, picking food by sight or probing. Little is known of its breeding habits.
Quick answers
- What does the Long-toed Stint eat?
- Small crustaceans, insects and snails
- What habitat does the Long-toed Stint live in?
- Mudflats
- Where is the Long-toed Stint found?
- Breeds across northern Asia; winters in south and southeast Asia and Australasia
- How big is the Long-toed Stint?
- 13-16cm