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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

OverviewAI-generated

The little stint (*Calidris minuta*) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. It was described by Leisler in 1812. The organism inhabits marine environments and is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2019.

The taxon range includes South America, Africa, and Burkina Faso. Physical measurements indicate a mass of 27.1 and a wingspan of 36. Reproductive details include a litter size of 4 and an egg incubation period of 22. The species is also known by the common names Zwergstrandläufer, Correlimos menudo, and Кулик-воробей.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

little stint

Species

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

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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.

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