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Birdsong field guide

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

A diminutive, short-legged sandpiper characterized by a crouched posture and a preference for inland freshwater margins over coastal mudflats.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, rapid, cricket-like trill often described as 'tirrrrrr' or 'titititi'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Lars Edenius · SwedenCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Distinguished from the similar Little Stint by its duller plumage and yellowish or greenish legs rather than black.
The species utilizes a 'double-clutching' breeding system where females lay two separate clutches, one for a male to incubate and one for themselves.
When flushed, it typically rises steeply into the air with a distinctive, erratic zigzagging flight pattern.
It is one of the few waders where the outer tail feathers are pure white, providing a key diagnostic feature in flight.
Males perform a unique hovering display flight while emitting a sustained, cricket-like trilling song.

Habitat

Arctic tundra near scrub or water during breeding; muddy edges of inland lakes, rivers, and marshes during migration.

Range

Breeds across northern Eurasia; winters in tropical Africa, the Mediterranean, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea DunlinCalidris alpina Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla Little StintCalidris minuta

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