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Primary Traits
24.8 g
0 m - 1,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Calidris minutilla
English name
Least Sandpiper
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
Species
minutilla
Data source
HBW3, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Polar
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
15 g
Maximum female mass
36 g
Minimum male mass
15 g
Maximum male mass
33 g
Minimum unsexed mass
16 g
Maximum unsexed mass
34 g
Average mass
24.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
1,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
1,500 m
Typical elevation
750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Wetland
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.22
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Occasional help
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground, Grass
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
4
Maximum clutch size
4
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
20 d
Maximum incubation period
23 d
Minimum fledging period
14 d
Maximum fledging period
23 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
18.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory