Red Knot
Calidris canutus
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.
- Scientific name
- Calidris canutus
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies
- IUCN status
- NT
- Birds of Conservation Concern
- Amber