General Description
Non-breeding: Upper body mottled light grey and brown, underparts white. White stripe above the eye. Bill slightly enlarged at the tip. Legs black. Wings with a white stripe fading to grey on primary feathers. Breeding: Upperparts, head and neck red-brown. White eye stripe more faint. Body up to 16 cm long.
Biology
Red-necked Stints migrate from the northern hemisphere, where they breed, to Australia in summer. They arrive in August and depart in February-March. Many overwinter in Australia.
Distribution
Worldwide. Mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Intertidal mudflats and inland waters.
More Information
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Brief Id
Grey and brown body, white underneath, white at base of bill, bill slightly enlarged at the base. In flight, white tail edges with strong black marking in the middle.
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Colours
Grey, White, Brown
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Diet
Omnivore
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Diet Categories
Crustaceans, Insects, Aquatic weed
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
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Common Name
Red-necked Stint
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Species Name
ruficollis
