Bird
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla · Scolopacidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsMay · Aug–Sepmost records
Records2,750,649in 28 countries
Most seen inUnited States2,325,164 records
Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status
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About
Least Sandpiper in brief
The least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is a bird of the Scolopacidae family — species of bird.
Across the 28 countries we cover it has 2,750,649 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Mexico. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, August and September and fall to their lowest in February and June.
Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States2,325,164 records · best Aug, May
Canada297,864 records · best Aug, May
Mexico59,803 records · best Jan, Dec
Belize14,025 records · best Mar, Feb
Peru9,512 records · best Jan, Feb
Honduras6,638 records · best Jan, Feb
Cuba6,230 records · best Mar, Feb
Venezuela5,159 records · best Oct, Sep
Guatemala4,971 records · best Jan, Dec
El Salvador3,648 records · best Feb, Sep
Nicaragua3,519 records · best Feb, Oct
Barbados2,697 records · best Aug, Sep
Bahamas2,497 records · best Sep, May
Dominican Republic2,126 records · best Jan, Feb
Chile1,690 records · best Oct, Nov
Jamaica1,651 records · best Mar, Feb
Trinidad and Tobago1,467 records · best Dec, Oct
Grenada600 records · best Sep, Oct
Suriname530 records · best Feb, Apr
Antigua and Barbuda262 records · best Nov, Jan
Haiti210 records · best Apr, Dec
Saint Kitts and Nevis185 records · best Sep, Jan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines96 records · best Aug, Sep
Saint Lucia56 records · best Sep, Aug
Dominica32 records · best Aug, Oct
Iceland12 records · best Oct, Jun
Cape Verde4 records · best Dec, Feb
North Korea1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.