Warbla · Library
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla · Family Scolopacidae
Calidris minutilla
Family Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 2,829,893
- Countries and territories with records
- 80
About this species
This species has 2,829,893 occurrence records from 80 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (82.1%), Canada (10.5%) and Mexico (2.1%); together they account for 94.7% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.21% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Calidris minutilla combines the genus name Calidris with the species epithet minutilla. The Warbla app catalog lists 24 species of the genus Calidris; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Calidris alpina, Calidris alba and Calidris pugnax.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 89 species of the family Scolopacidae. This species ranks 6th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Actitis macularius. Its record count is 4 times the family average (703,816). The family Scolopacidae belongs to the order Charadriiformes, which has 340 species in the Warbla app catalog.