OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Calidris (bird named by Aristotle) minutilla ("very small")
Winter plumage Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) at Monterey, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 19-30g / Length: 13-15cm / Wingspan: 27-28cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The smallest of all waders, the Least Sandpiper is an extremely diminutive bird with distinctive yellow feet that make it easy to pick out for a bird of its size. It nests in Tundra and Bogs and Winter from the Southern USA to the northern third of South America, primarily on mudflats.
Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Calidris
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
Breeds in Alaska, Wintering along most of the Southern States
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Hayward, Berkeley and Monterey
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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