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    (c) Miguel A Mejias, PhD., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) ken_simonite, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Wayne Fidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Kyle Blaney, all rights reserved

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    (c) naturpel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Samuel Amaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Red Knot

Calidris canutus

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
12,441 observations
Group
Birds
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About

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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