Little Stint
Calidris minuta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris minuta (Little Stint)
The little stint (Calidris minuta) is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America and to Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minuta is Latin for "small. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Stint sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Stint in Etosha National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Little Stint sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Stint in Etosha National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Little Stint in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.