Species: Calidris ruficollis
English Name: Red-necked Stint
Chinese Name: 紅頸濱鷸
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
This small wader (13-16 cm) has a short black bill and short, black legs and feet. In the winter, the plumage is grey upperparts and white underparts. In the summer they have orange cheeks, throat and upper breast, and brown-rufous patterns above. It visits Macao in April.
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References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.