Calidris temminckii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Stint sighting in Quanzhou on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 85 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Stint in Quanzhou on a given day, against about 10% in May, July, September and November–March, the lowest months. June, August and October have too few records to rate.
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.
5th of 47
Of the 47 cities where we can rate Temminck's Stint sightings, Quanzhou ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Agra (India, about 20%), Vasai-Virar (India, about 10%) and Karachi (Pakistan, about 10%).
Same genus: Calidris
The closest relatives of the Temminck's Stint that you can see in Quanzhou (genus Calidris, Calidris Sandpipers) are Red-necked Stint (about 20%), Dunlin (about 20%) and Long-toed Stint (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Temminck's Stint is recorded against all the birds logged in Quanzhou (7 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.
