Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris temminckii (Temminck's Stint)
Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader native to the Old World. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. Within the genus Calidris, Temminck's stint is most closely related to the long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta). Temminck's stint is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Stint sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 273 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Temminck's Stint in Doñana National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Temminck's Stint sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 273 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Temminck's Stint in Doñana National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Temminck's Stint in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.