Least Sandpiper

Kleinste Strandloper

Kleinste Strandloper

Audio:

J. V. Moore( www.xeno-canto.org )

The Least Sandpiper is a North American species that sometimes crosses the Atlantic and then ends up in Europe. The Least Sandpiper has greenish-yellow legs.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_minutilla

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1049484/maps

Scientific name:

Calidris minutilla

Presence in western Europe:

None

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

waders

Main colour:

Light grey,

Light brown

Beak colour:

Black

Beak shape:

Solid and short

Crown colour:

Light grey

Breast colour:

White,

Light brown

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

White,

Light brown

Pattern:

Spotted

Rump colour:

White

Upperwing colour:

Dark grey,

Light brown

Underwing colour:

White

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Yellow,

Green

Leg shape:

Stilshort

Tail colour:

Light grey

Tail shape:

Square