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Bird name:

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

BTO 2

BTO 5

TEMST

Euring 5

05020

Breeding Location:

Tundra, Rivers

Breeding Type:

Polygamous, Complex

Egg Colour:

Smooth, glossy and pale olive with brown blotches.

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

21 - 22

Egg Incubator:

Both sexes

Nest Material:

Scrape lined with leaves and grass.

Nest Location:

On ground, on edge of water near plants.

Migration:

Migratory

General

Temminck's Stint: Small, sparrow-sized wader with green-yellow legs and feet. Brown-grey above and on breast with dark streaking on crown and on breast. Red-brown in crown and on back. White throat, belly, and vent. Tail mostly white. Sexes similar. Winter adults are mostly grey above with grey breast, white throat, belly, and vent, and pale eye ring. Faint, dark streaks on crown, breast, and on back. Juvenile is like winter adult but is more grey-brown and has pale brown edging to feathers on back and wings.

Range and Habitat

Temmick's Stint: Rare summer breeder and scarce passage visitor to the UK. Migrating birds can be seen beginning in May; a few birds stay to breed in Scotland, most continue to Arctic breeding sites. Fewer birds are seen on autumn migration to Africa. Find birds on mudflats primarily on east coast of England.

Breeding and Nesting

Temminck's Stint: Breeds in boreal tundra but avoids exposed coasts. Both dry and wet areas are used. Preferred habitat has elevated song perch. Nest is a shallow scrape on the ground, in clear area or amongst grasses, thickets, or other low, patchy vegetation. One to three broods per season.

Foraging and Feeding

Temminck's Stint: Inland on the tundra, grassy meadows it feeds on insects like beetles and flies. On coastal migration mudflats feeds on crustaceans, worms and mollusks. Forages in soft mud with some vegetation usually picking out food by sight.

Vocalisation

Temminck's Stint: Prolonged trilling "tiriririr."

Similar Species

Temminck's Stint: Little Stint has more rufous colouring, darker legs, and a light eyebrow.

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Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Crown

The crown is the top part of the birds head.

Eye ring

The circle around the eye formed of feathers that are a different color from the rest of the face.

Vent

Birds do not have two separate cavities for excrement and reproduction like humans do. In birds, there is one single entrance/exit that suits both functions called the vent, cloaca or anus.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

Field Guide to Birds of the United Kingdom