Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
36 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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". Within the genus Calidris, the least sandpiper is most closely related to the white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
6 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
7 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
9 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
10 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
14 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
19 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
22 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
23 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
24 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
25 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
26 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
27 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
28 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
29 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
30 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
31 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
32 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
34 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
35 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
36 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
38 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
43 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
44 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
45 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
46 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
47 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
48 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
50 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
51 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
52 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
53 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
55 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
57 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
58 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
59 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
60 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
61 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
63 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
64 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
67 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
68 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
69 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
70 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
71 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
72 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
73 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
74 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
75 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
77 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
78 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
79 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
80 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
81 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
82 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
83 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
84 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
85 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
86 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
87 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
88 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
89 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
90 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
91 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
92 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Sandpiper in Caroni Swamp?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Caroni Swamp?

April has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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