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-colored waterside birds. The specific minutilla is Medieval Latin for "very small".[2]
^BirdLife International (2016). "Calidris minutilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693396A93403074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693396A93403074.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 84, 256. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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