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Temminck's stint 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.

Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded May 17, 2024. Captured Apr 17, 2024 07:33 in MWVM+QR Atlit, Israel.
  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/8.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 116mm