Species
Calidris canutus (Red knot)
Calidris canutus. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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.
Sightings
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