Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Akagera National Park
5 Verified records at Akagera National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Stint sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
14 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
19 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
20 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
21 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
22 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
23 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
24 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
26 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
27 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
28 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
29 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
35 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
36 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
37 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
38 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
39 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
40 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
41 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
42 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
43 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
44 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
45 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
46 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
47 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
48 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
49 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
50 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
51 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
52 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
53 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
54 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
55 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
56 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
57 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
58 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
59 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
60 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
61 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
62 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
63 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
64 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
65 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
66 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
67 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
68 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
69 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
70 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Stint in Akagera National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Little Stint sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Stint in Akagera National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Little Stint in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.

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