Temminck's stint

Description

Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader.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.Temminck's stint is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.