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Red Knot

Photo: @knaturewildlife · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Birds

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Observations in the area
3
Last sighting
18 September 2022
Category
Birds
Conservation status (IUCN)
NT · Near threatened
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The species

The red knot (Calidris canutus) (just knot in English-speaking Europe) 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.

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Where it has been observed

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