Today’s bird

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Family: Sandpipers and allies

Long-toed Stint is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.

Did you know

  1. It feeds on molluscs, crustaceans, amphibians, insects, other invertebrates and seeds.

  2. Little is known of the breeding habits of this species, although it nests on the ground, and the male has a display flight.

  3. It breeds across northern Asia and is strongly migratory, wintering in south and south east Asia and Australasia.

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