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Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide: 73,340 observations
Group: Birds

About

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".

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent sightings near Vancouver

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.

Oct 23, 2026Delta, BC, CanadaObserver: Adam RossView observation from Oct 23, 2026 on iNaturalist
Sep 30, 2026West Point Grey, Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: lauramothView observation from Sep 30, 2026 on iNaturalist
Sep 20, 2026Richmond, BC, CanadaObserver: Fr. Georgi (Yuri) ZharikovView observation from Sep 20, 2026 on iNaturalist
Sep 20, 2026Richmond, BC, CanadaObserver: Fr. Georgi (Yuri) ZharikovView observation from Sep 20, 2026 on iNaturalist
Sep 17, 2026Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC, CAObserver: Eden MyersView observation from Sep 17, 2026 on iNaturalist
Sep 14, 2026Richmond, BC, CanadaObserver: Tobin Sparling (he/him)View observation from Sep 14, 2026 on iNaturalist