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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Surfbird
Calidris virgata
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Least Sandpiper sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 67 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Least Sandpiper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Least Sandpiper in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.