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Red Knot
Calidris canutus(Linnaeus, 1758)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Calidris
At a glance
The Red Knot is a medium-sized bird, about 23–25 cm long, listed as Endangered and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 23–25 cm
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Red Knot look like?
The Red Knot is a medium-sized bird, about 23–25 cm long and weighing 91–215 g.
The red knot or just knot is a medium-sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the great knot. Six subspecies are recognised.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red Knot?
The Red Knot is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Red Knot eat?
The Red Knot feeds on intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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