Red knot
Calidris canutus
Near threatenedPhoto: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Birdcarnivore
The red knot is a sturdy shorebird with a taste for chilly climates, nesting in the Arctic tundra across Canada, Europe, and Russia. It's one of the bigger sandpipers, only outclassed by its cousin the great knot.
- Breeds in the far northern tundra and Arctic Cordillera.
- Second largest of the Calidris sandpiper group.
- Comes in six distinct subspecies across its range.
TundraPolarArcticEuropeNorth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Calidris canutus
- Habitat
- Tundra, Polar
- Regions in this directory
- Arctic, Europe, North America
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- medium
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)
