Calidris subminuta
Long-toed Stint © 2010 Andy Jensen
Subspecies
None.
Other Names
Long-toed Sandpiper, Middendorf’s Stint.
Distribution
Australia: Recorded in all states and territories of Australia, with most being from Western Australia (as many as 96 have been recorded in one count).
Migratory habits
Migrates from Siberia south into south-east Asia, the east coast of India, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Breeding
Breeding areas not well known but thought to be in Siberia and east to the Kamachtka Peninsula.
Status
Regular summer visitor .
Confusing Species
Red-necked Stint
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (maybe).
