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| Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla [Vieillot, 1819] | |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Scolopacidae |
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BTO Codes:
EP, LEASA
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EURING No: 5040 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 34 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 26 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kalidris=grey waterside bird described by Aristotle and L.: minutalis=insignificant |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Alaska, n Canada, WINTERS: s US to c South America |
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Habitat:
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Tundra, on migration coastal, wet meadows |
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Diet:
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Small crustaceans and snails, terrestrial insects, esp. flies (Diptera) |
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TitBit:
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The Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird in the world and, appropriately, unlike it close relatives, forms flocks of dozens rather than thousands |
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| Records and Distribution | |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1853
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
28
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
August to October
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Clyde
(1965),
Northeast
(1988),
Outer Hebrides
(2007),
Shetland
(1955),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1999),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1988),
Staffordshire
(2002),
Warwickshire
(2002),
Worcestershire
(1988),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1983),
Hertfordshire
(2003),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1975),
Buckinghamshire
(2003),
Hampshire
(1977),
Kent
(1984),
East Sussex
(1984),
West Sussex
(1995),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2006),
Devon
(2005),
Isles of Scilly
(1962),
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Wales:
Glamorgan
(1972),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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| Other Names | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: Pibydd Lleiaf |
| Danish: Amerikansk dværgryle | Dutch: Amerikaanse Kleine Strandloper |
| Finnish: Amerikansirri | French: Bécasseau miniscule |
| German: Wiesenstrandlaüfer | Hungarian: Törpe partfutó |
| Icelandic: Mæretíta | Irish: Godadáinín Bídeach |
| Italian: Gambecchio americano | Norwegian: Pygmésnipe |
| Polish: Biegus karlowaty | Portuguese: Pilrito-minúsculo |
| Spanish: Playerito menudo | Swedish: Dvärgsnäppa |
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Books and Monographs:
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| See Also: |
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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Wikipedia entry
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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