Sandpiper Like

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla
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Length: 6 in. (15 cm )
In the Southwest this small sandpiper is usually found in flocks during the winter and in migration. It is restricted to muddy flats and moist grassy areas where they run together and fly in tightly coordinated flocks that zig and zag across the water. On its breeding grounds in the Arctic, its grassy nests are located on elevated tundra near water. They eat insects and invertebrates probed from mud. Some individuals winter as far south as northern South America.

The four-digit banding code is LESA.


Agricultural

Mudflat
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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Least Sandpiper
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: March 7, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/least-sandpiper

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Least Sandpiper. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved March 7, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/least-sandpiper

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Least Sandpiper". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/least-sandpiper

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Least Sandpiper". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 7 Mar 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/least-sandpiper

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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