Summary ²

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-coloured waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small".

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Quinn Desilets, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Quinn Desilets, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130897758
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_minutilla

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• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
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