Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Spanish: Playero chichicuilote

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".

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae

IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)

Local records28 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records71,691 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-01-03 — observation by robertomartinez97
2026-01-03 — observation by robertomartinez97
2025-11-19 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-15 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-15 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-05 — observation by joalsaru

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/calidris-minutilla/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.