Tiny shorebird with a vast range across Europe, Africa, and Asia; very rarely seen in North America. All ages feature dark legs and a straight, fine-tipped bill. In breeding plumage, adults are variably flushed with bright rusty orange on the head, neck sides, and upperparts, usually most vivid in mid- to late-summer. Unlike the breeding Red-necked Stint, the Little Stint has a white throat and more uniformly bright wing coverts and scapulars. Juveniles are typically quite bright and neatly patterned above, often with bold white stripes or “braces” down the back, and have very black-centered wing coverts and tertials. Nonbreeding birds are rather plain pale gray and extremely difficult to distinguish from other small “peeps.” Pay attention to bill shape and overall structure: Temminck’s Stint has a longer tail and more crouched posture; Red-necked Stint has a slightly shorter bill and legs and more attenuated wings. Found in fresh and brackish wetland habitats. Occurs locally in flocks; otherwise, individuals often travel with flocks of other waders.