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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
📅 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 Utría National Natural Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Utría National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.