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Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
(L 6" WS 13" Wt 0.7 oz)
Found across much of No. Amer.
extending to north So. Amer.
...often in flocks of hundreds.
extending to north So. Amer.
...often in flocks of hundreds.
Salton Sea/Imperial
Valley area
Valley area
08Jan2014
nonbreeding
Every sandpiper praises
his own swamp.
his own swamp.
(Russian Proverb)
© BirdNote,
Interview by
Todd
Peterson
Todd
Peterson
© Wikipedia
Calidris in Greek is a gray-colored
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
minutilla in Latin means very small,
insignificant.
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
minutilla in Latin means very small,
insignificant.
© Gerrit Vyn
Macaulay
Library
Macaulay
Library