Back to species list

Charadriiformes / Scolopacidae / Calidris

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris

Distribution

breeds tundra and taiga wetlands from eastern Aleutian Is through Alaska and Canada eastward to Labrador and Nova Scotia; winters mudflats and wetlands from southeastern USA, Caribbean, and Mexico southward to northern South America

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.