Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
'Least' is literal: it's the smallest shorebird, and its scientific name, minutilla, means 'very small.'
Calidris is a Greek name for a gray waterside bird; minutilla is Medieval Latin for 'very small.'
Calidris minutilla
'Least' is literal: it's the smallest shorebird, and its scientific name, minutilla, means 'very small.'
Calidris is a Greek name for a gray waterside bird; minutilla is Medieval Latin for 'very small.'