Least Sandpiper

Types of Shorebirds American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Black Turnstone Dunlin Greater Yellowlegs Killdeer Long-billed Curlew Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Pectoral Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Sanderling Semipalmated Plover Spotted Sandpiper Surfbird Western Sandpiper

The Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is a small and common sandpiper, found throughout the United States.

During migration they seek out food in freshwater mudflats, and often congregrate in large flocks.

They are characterized by yellowish legs and a long bill.

© 2005 Patricia A. Michaels