>> GENERAL >>>>>
– very small wader, sparrow-sized
– nocturnal migrant
– migrates singly or in very small flocks
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Little Stint Calidris minuta
BIF0418, 04/01/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
Little Stint Calidris minuta
BIF0419, 04/01/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– single, short upslur like ‘twitt’ or ‘titt’
Little Stint Calidris minuta
BIF0420, 11/06/2009, Hauke-Haien-Koog, Germany, Patrick Franke
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Dunlin
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Red-necked Stint
Purple Sandpiper
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