Calidris temminckii
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Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader native to the Old World. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
Within the genus Calidris, Temminck's stint is most closely related to the long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta). Temminck's stint is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
These birds are very small waders, at 13.5–15 cm (5.3–5.9 in) length. They are similar in size to the little stint (Calidris minuta) but shorter legged and longer winged. The legs are dull yellowish or brown, and the outer tail feathers white, in contrast to little stint's black legs and grey outer tail feathers.
This is a rather drab wader, with mainly plain brown upperparts and head, and underparts white apart from a darker breast. The breeding adult has some brighter rufous and/or blackish mantle feathers to relieve the generally undistinguished appearance. In winter plumage, the general appearance recalls a tiny... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 11 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 20 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 23 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 25 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 26 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Stint sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 160 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 204 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Stint in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]'s driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 310 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Temminck's Stint sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
25th of 47
Of the 47 cities where we can rate Temminck's Stint sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 25th at under 5%. The best odds are in Agra (India, about 20%), Vasai-Virar (India, about 10%) and Karachi (Pakistan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Temminck's Stint is recorded against all the birds logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (160 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
