Red-necked stint
Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776)
The red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 26 g to 27 g and live up to 5.08 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the red-necked stint
- Weight
- 26 g – 27 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 29 cm – 33 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 5.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 12 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the red-necked stint?
Where does the red-necked stint live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The red-necked stint is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the red-necked stint?
The red-necked stint or rufous-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) is a small migratory wader that breeds in northeast Russia and spends the non-breeding season along the coastlines of Southeast Asia and Australasia.
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Is the red-necked stint endangered?
The red-necked stint is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the red-necked stint classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusCalidris
- SpeciesCalidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776)
Synonyms Ereunetes ruficollis, Erolia ruficollis, Pisobia ruficollis, Tringa albescens, Tringa ruficollis, Trynga ruficollis
Other names and names in other languages (70)
- Rufous-necked sandpiperEnglish
- Rufous-necked stintEnglish
- Rufous-necked stintEnglish
- RooinekstrandloperAfrikaans
- دريجة حمراء الرقبةArabic
- Ръждивогуш брегобегачBulgarian
- Червеноврат брегобегачBulgarian
- লালঘাড় চাপাখিBangla
- Sourouc'han gouzoug ruzBreton
- territ de gola rojaCatalan
- jespák rudokrkýCzech
- jespák rudohrdlýCzech
- pibydd gyddfgochWelsh
- rødhalset ryleDanish
- RotkehlstrandläuferGerman
- Rotkehl-StrandläuferGerman
- rufkola kalidroEsperanto
- Ruĝkola kalidroEsperanto
- correlimos cuellirojoSpanish
- Correlimos cuellirrojoSpanish
- Punakael-rislaEstonian
- punakael-risla e. punakael-rüdiEstonian
- Punakael-rüdiEstonian
- تلیله گردن سرخPersian
- rusokaulasirriFinnish
- Bécasseau à col rouxFrench
- Bécasseau à cou rouxFrench
- Gobadán droimruaIrish
- Leayrane mwannal-jiargManx
- חופיתHebrew
- חופית אדומת צווארHebrew
- חופית אדומת-צווארHebrew
- riđovrati žalarCroatian
- rozsdástorkú partfutóHungarian
- rózsdástorkú partfutóHungarian
- Kedidi leher-merahIndonesian
- Burung Kedidi Leher-merahIndonesian
- RoðatítaIcelandic
- Gambecchio collorossoItalian
- トウネンJapanese
- Қызылмойын құмдауықKazakh
- Қызылмойын құмғақшаKazakh
- 좀도요Korean
- rudakaklis bėgikasLithuanian
- sarkankakla šņibītisLatvian
- Шар түрүүт элсэг - ᠰᠢᠷᠠ ᠭᠦᠷᠦᠭᠦᠲᠦ ᠡᠯᠰᠡᠭMongolian
- Burung Kedidi Leher MerahMalay
- rødstrupesnipeNorwegian Bokmål
- roodkeelstrandloperDutch
- raudstrupesnipeNorwegian Nynorsk
- biegus rdzawoszyiPolish
- pilrito-de-pescoço-ruivoPortuguese
- Малый песочникRussian
- Песочник-красношейкаRussian
- RuksesčeabevrošNorthern Sami
- ruksesčeabevirošNorthern Sami
- pobrežník červenokrkýSlovak
- rdečevrati prodnikSlovenian
- Crvenovrata sprutkaSerbian
- rödhalsad snäppaSwedish
- นกสติ๊นท์คอแดงThai
- Kızıl Boyunlu KumkuşuTurkish
- kırmızı boyunlu kum kuşuTurkish
- побережник рудоголовийUkrainian
- Chim Rẽ cổ hungVietnamese
- 穉鷸Chinese
- 紅胸濱鷸Chinese
- 紅胸濱鷸〔穉鷸、紅頸濱鷸〕Chinese
- 紅頸濱鷸Chinese
- 红颈滨鹬Chinese
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Relatives of the red-necked stint
Other species in the same genus Calidris.
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red knot
Calidris canutus
Little stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's stint
Calidris temminckii
CompareRed-necked stint vs RuffRed-necked stint vs SanderlingRed-necked stint vs DunlinRed-necked stint vs Red knot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-necked stint?
An adult red-necked stint weighs 26 g – 27 g and has a wingspan of 29 cm – 33 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the red-necked stint live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the red-necked stint for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the red-necked stint endangered?
The red-necked stint is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
How long does the red-necked stint live?
The red-necked stint has a recorded lifespan of 5.08 years.
What kind of animal is the red-necked stint?
The red-necked stint (Calidris ruficollis) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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