Temminick's Stint

A timber finch with yellow-green legs.

Scientific name	Calidris temminckii
English name	Temminick's Stint
Japanese name	尾白当年
Classification	Aves
Classification details	Charadriiformes Scolopacidae
Full length	14cm.
Distribution	Breeds at high latitudes in Eurasia and migrates south in winter. It comes to Japan as a migratory bird.

Characteristics

A small snipe like the Tounen.

The back of the body is brown and the belly is white. The beak is black and there is a white eye ring around the eye.

The yellow to yellow-green legs are what distinguish it from the Tonen.

Ecology

It visits wetlands, rice fields, rivers, etc. as a migratory bird along with the Tounen.

It preys on insects, annelids, and other animal matter near water.

Habitat

Tama River midstream

I photographed an individual that flew to the Tama River midstream in autumn. Together with another Red-streaked Greyhound, it was wandering around the shallows, foraging.

It wasn't in a group, but seemed to be alone. It didn't seem to be very wary of humans.