Long-toed Stint

Long-toed Stint

Sandpiper as small as a skylark.

Characteristics

A small sandpiper with a total length of 14 cm. The upper part of the body is brown with vertical stripes. The throat and belly are white, and the chest area is pale brown. The eyebrows are whitish, and the eye line of a color that looks like the back is running. The beak is dark brown and the legs are yellowish green to yellow. In winter, the plumage turns lighter and loses its brown color.

Calls

When it takes off, it calls with a small voice called "pururu".

Picture of Long-toed Stint

Ecology

Inhabit paddy fields and wetlands. Moves in small groups of 2-3 birds and eats crustaceans and mollusks in shallow water. It breeds in the Kamchatka Peninsula and comes to Japan in spring and autumn.

Habitat

Foraging in paddy fields

I took this photo while walking along the shallow waterside of a paddy field in winter. It was walking alone across rice paddies looking for food.

Merge with the sandpipers on the beach

I found a skylark mixed with the red sandpiper on the beach. The color of the body was very similar to that of a rock. Standing side by side with the red-headed sandpiper, the small size of the body stood out.

Pictures

Introducing a picture of Long-toed Stint.

Picture of Long-toed Stint1|Top surface is brown.
Top surface is brown.
Picture of Long-toed Stint2|A skylark on the beach.
A skylark on the beach.
Picture of Long-toed Stint3|Walking in shallow paddy fields.
Walking in shallow paddy fields.
Picture of Long-toed Stint4|It looks smaller than the red-headed sandpiper.
It looks smaller than the red-headed sandpiper.
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