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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Isla del Coco National Park
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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 Isla del Coco National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Isla del Coco National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Isla del Coco National Park in our monthly data.