Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
Species
minutilla
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
KS
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Nests in tudra, feeds in wetlands
Distribution and Range
Breeds in norther North America; winters to southern South America and Hawaii
Food
Forage on wet meadows or mud flats by sight and jabbing for insects, mollusks and small crustaceans.