Birds

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Observations in the area: 10
Last sighting: 28 August 2026
Category: Birds

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The species

The little stint (Calidris minuta) (or Erolia minuta), is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia. It occasionally is a vagrant to North America and to Australia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific minuta is Latin for "small.

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When it has been observed

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Watch from a distance, do not pick plants or disturb animals, and stay on the trails: the Park is their home.

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