| Description | 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".
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Calidris : Calidris minutilla |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Calidris : Calidris minutilla |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Calidris |
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| Common Name | least sandpiper |
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| Scientific Name | Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Calidris minutilla | species | belongs to Calidris | stated without evidence | Viellot, 1816 | | Calidris minutilla | species | belongs to Erolia | stated without evidence | Wetmore, 1962 | | Calidris minutilla | species | belongs to Calidris | stated without evidence | Steadman et al., 2003 | | Calidris minutilla | species | belongs to Calidris | stated with evidence | Clements et al., 2017 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Charadriiformes) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Wetmore. 1962. Notes on fossil and subfossil birds. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 145(2):1-17 |
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| Common Name(s) | Least Sandpiper, Dvärgsnäppa, Bécasseau Minuscule, Playero Chichicuilote, Wiesen-strandläufer, Biegus Karłowaty, Correlimos Menudillo, Kleinste Strandloper, Küçük Kum Kuşu, Nykštukinis Bėgikas, Pritlikavi Prodnik, חופית, Wiesenstrandläufer, Amerikansk Dværgryle, Gambecchio Americano, Pygmésnipe, Amerikansirri, Jespák Drobný, Mazais Trulītis, Maçariquinho / Pilrito-anão, Pisirisla E. Pisirüdi, Pobrežník Najmenší, Territ Menut Canadenc, Törpepartfutó, Песочник-крошка, アメリカヒバリシギ, 姬滨鹬, 姬濱鷸 |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_minutilla |
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| Wetmore A. (1962) Notes on fossil and subfossil birds, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 145 2, 1-17 |
| Steadman D. W., Tellkamp M. P., et al (2003) Prehistoric exploitation of birds on the Pacific coast of Chiapas, Mexico, The Condor 105, 572-579 |
| Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017 |
| Ayerbe Quiñones, F. (2018). Guía ilustrada de la avifauna colombiana. Wildlife Conservation Society - via Línea base de especies en términos de su vocación de conservación y uso sostenible del departamento de Santander - Proyecto Santander BIO |
| del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (eds.) (1996) Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 3: Hoatzin to auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
| Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| (1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life |
| (2001) database, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - via Catalogue of Life |
| Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life |
| Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
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| (2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011) - via Catalogue of Life |
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| Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada - via Catalogue of Life |
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| Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 221: 532 p. - via World Register of Marine Species |
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