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title: "Long-toed Stint"
description: "Calidris subminuta — Uccelli. The long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) is a small wader."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/long-toed-stint
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Long-toed Stint

> Calidris subminuta — Uccelli. The long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) is a small wader.

- Scientific name: *Calidris subminuta*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2920
- Wikidata: [Q845969](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845969)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3848)

## Names

- en: Long-toed Stint
- de: Langzehenstrandläufer
- es: Correlimos Dedilargo
- fr: Bécasseau à longs doigts
- nl: Taigastrandloper
- pt: Pilrito-de-dedos-compridos
- pl: Biegus smukłonogi

## Countries with the most observations

TW (865), RU (409), TH (281), CN (233), HK (149), KR (110), JP (95), IN (83), AU (67), ID (55), MY (39), VN (28)

## Summary

The long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) is a small wader. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific subminuta is from Latin sub, "near to" and minuta, "small" from its similarity to the little stint, Calidris minuta.
Within the genus Calidris the long-toed stint is most closely related to Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii).
It breeds across northern Asia and is strongly migratory, wintering in south and south east Asia and Australasia. It occurs in western Europe only as a very rare vagrant.
This bird has yellowish…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-toed_stint

## Photo

![Long-toed Stint](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-toed-stint/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255037937

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-toed-stint?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).