Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Overview
Description
The least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-colored waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small".1
Taxonomy
Charadriiformes > Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) > Shorebirds
Sightings
Relevant Sightings
- 10-15-2023 - California, United States (First Sighting)
- 11-17-2024 - California, United States (First Recording)
- 11-23-2024 - California, United States (Best Recording)
- 03-15-2025 - California, United States (Last Sighting)
Places Seen
- California, United States
Media
Photographs
No photographs available.