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 Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 186 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
📅 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Little Stint sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 186 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Stint in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Little Stint in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.