Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

The least sandpiper is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small".

Scientific name

Calidris minutilla

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

NT