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Red-necked Stint

a wading sticky beak Red-necked Stint

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There are usually some of these birds present on Rottnest all year round, although numbers are highest in the summer around December. The birds forage in flocks of up to 450 mixing with other wading species. Most of the population feeds around Government House Lake and Baghdad Lake.

Habitat: Wetlands

Description: The Red-necked Stint is a common, very small wading bird. In non-breeding plumage, its upper parts are brown and grey-brown with pale-edged feathers. It has a pale eye-stripe. The tail is black and the outer tail-feathers are white. There is a pale wing-stripe in flight. The underparts are white with some grey on the sides of the breast. Its eyes are dark brown and it has a black bill and legs. When breeding, the bird’s colouring changes to a deep salmon-pink on its head and neck which shifts to pink on its wing tops.

Diet: Snails, slugs, mosquitoes, weevils, insect larvae, beetles, caterpillars, spiders and seeds

Body length: 14-17 centimetres

Weight: 22-42 grams

Number of young: 1-4 (4 eggs)

Gestation period: 20-22 days

Where you can find a Red-necked Stint

Conservation Status

Listed as Least Concern under ICUN (2014). All Rottnest Island’s fauna is protected under the Rottnest Island Authority Act 1987.

Extinct
Extinct in Wild
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concerned

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Do keep to designated tracks
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Hey there! Did you know...

Red-necked Stint breeds in eastern Siberia and migrates to Australia. This bird weighs about the same as a matchbox and travels about 26000 km a year!

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