Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Summary 2
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-coloured waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small".
Fuentes y Créditos
- (c) Greg Lasley, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Greg Lasley
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_minutilla
