red-necked stint

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The red-necked stint is a small migratory shorebird that breeds in Arctic Siberia and winters in coastal wetlands across Australasia, known for its compact size and distinctive reddish breeding plumage on the neck.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
migratory bird
shorebird
authority Pallas, 1776
billShape short black straight bill
bodyLength 13–16 cm
bodyMass 20–40 g
breedingHabitat Arctic tundra
breedingPlumageColor reddish neck
rufous head sides
breedingRange Arctic Siberia NERFINISHED
breedingRegion north-central Siberia
northeastern Siberia
class Aves NERFINISHED
clutchSize usually 4 eggs
commonName red-necked stint NERFINISHED
rednecked stint NERFINISHED
conservationMeasures protection of key wetlands along flyway
diet crustaceans
insects
small invertebrates
worms
eggColor pale with dark spots
family Scolopacidae NERFINISHED
foragingBehavior picks food from surface of mud and sand
genus Calidris
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
legColor black legs
migrationFlyway East Asian–Australasian Flyway NERFINISHED
migratoryBehavior long-distance migrant
nestType ground scrape
nonBreedingHabitat coastal wetlands
estuaries
mudflats
saltmarshes
nonBreedingPlumageColor grey-brown upperparts
white underparts
nonBreedingRange Australasia NERFINISHED
South Asia coasts
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
order Charadriiformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
scientificName Calidris ruficollis NERFINISHED
taxonRank species
threats disturbance in coastal wetlands
habitat loss at stopover sites
wingspan 28–30 cm

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Coorong region supportsSpecies red-necked stint