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Little Stint

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Little Stint

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Also known as Calidris minuta, Erolia minuta

species of bird

AI overview

The Little Stint is a small shorebird that migrates across Europe, Asia, and Africa, breeding in Arctic regions during summer months. It matters as an indicator of wetland health and as a subject of scientific study for understanding long-distance bird migration patterns.

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Species

Least Concern

little stint

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The little stint (Calidris minuta) is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America and to Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minuta is Latin for "small.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Little Stint” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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