Listen to the Temminck's stint
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About the Temminck's stint
The Temminck's stint is a bird in the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 36 cm and weigh around 24 g.
What does the Temminck's stint sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as calidris temminckii song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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).
Related birds in the genus Calidris
More from the family Scolopacidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Temminck's stint sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Temminck's stint on this page, including its calidris temminckii song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Temminck's stint endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Temminck's stint as “least concern”.
What family does the Temminck's stint belong to?
The Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Calidris temminckii song by Vladimir Yu. Arkhipov, Arkhivov – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q58921 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Temminck's stint – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andreas Trepte – CC BY-SA 2.5