Editing Long-toed stint (section)

==Description==
The long-toed stint is a very small wader measuring just {{convert|13|to|16|cm|1|abbr=on}} in length with a wingspan of {{convert|26.5|to|30.5|cm|1|abbr=on}}. It weighs about {{convert|25|g|1|abbr=on}}. It has a small head and short, straight sharp-tipped beak. The neck is slender, the belly rounded and the long legs are set well back. The toes are long and slender, especially the middle one. The primary feathers extend as far as the tail. The crown is brown and there is a pale streak just above the eye. The upper parts are brown with the centres of the feathers darker brown. The breast is speckled with pale brown and the underparts are white. The legs and feet are yellow and the beak dark brown, apart from the base of the lower mandible which is yellow or pale brown.<ref name=Australian>{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=861 |title=''Calidris subminuta'' — Long-toed Stint |work=Species Profile and Threats Database |publisher=Australian Government: Department of the Environment |access-date=2014-02-18}}</ref><ref>Hayman, Peter; Marchant, John; Prater, Tony (1986): ''Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world''. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. {{ISBN|0-395-60237-8}}</ref>

This bird has a distinctive stance and its flight call distinguishes it from other sandpipers. On the ground it can be confused with the [[red-necked stint]] (''Calidris ruficollis'') but is more finely built and slightly smaller.<ref name=Australian/>