Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris minutilla (Least Sandpiper)
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% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
📅 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 Least Sandpiper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.