Little stint / Zwergstrandläufer (Calidris minuta)

Wikipedia: Little stint Source: OTHER Little_Stint_%28Calidris_minuta%29_2.jpg
Classification: Genus Calidris; Family Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)
General: The little stint (Calidris minuta) (or Erolia minuta), is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America and to Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minuta is Latin for "small.^[2] [more]
Song: Song a cyclic series of thin "peee-peee-peee" rising and falling in pitch. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a quite soft, short, high pitched "pit". Sometimes uttered in series, or as soft chattering. [Link]
Physical details: length=12-14 cm, wingspan=34-37 cm, weight=18-30 g
Habitats: Wetland

🔍 No documented observation