Least sandpiper / Wiesenstrandläufer (Calidris minutilla)
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Least sandpiper has wandered off the sea into the city in Campeche. 2023-04-06 16:53:02 Yucatan
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Observations
Only documented observation: 2023-04-06Description
Classification: Genus Calidris (Calidris); Family Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America.
General:
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-colored waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small".[2]
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