Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- HABITAT - Least Sandpipers breed from the northern boreal forest to the sub-Arctic tundra. They typically nest in grassy marshes, wet meadows, muddy shorelines, muskeg bogs, or coastal wetlands.
- DIET - During the summer, Least Sandpipers primarily eat fly larvae and other insects. On the coast, they eat small crustaceans, snails, and other marine creatures.
- FACTS - The Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird in the world, weighing in at about 1 ounce and measuring 5-6 inches long.
Least Sandpiper GALLERY
Click Thumbnail for full Image
