Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae) - HBW 3
Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
French: Bécasseau maubèche
German: Knutt
Spanish: Correlimos Gordo
Other common names: (Lesser/European) Knot
Taxonomy: Tringa Canutus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
In past, genus Calidris was on occasion reserved for present species and C. tenuirostris only. Races islandica, rogersi and, until recently, roselaari formerly included within nominate canutus. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- canutus (Linnaeus, 1758) - CN Siberia, in Taymyr Peninsula, New Siberian Is and possibly Yakutia; winters in W & S Africa and probably Australasia.
- rogersi (Mathews, 1913) - Chukotskiy Peninsula and possibly areas farther W; winters in Australasia.
- roselaari Tomkovich, 1990 - Wrangel I and NW Alaska; probably winters in Florida, S Panama and N Venezuela.
- canutus (Linnaeus, 1758) - CN Siberia, in Taymyr Peninsula, New Siberian Is and possibly Yakutia; winters in W & S Africa and probably Australasia.
- rogersi (Mathews, 1913) - Chukotskiy Peninsula and possibly areas farther W; winters in Australasia.
- roselaari Tomkovich, 1990 - Wrangel I and NW Alaska; probably winters in Florida, S Panama and N Venezuela.
- rufa (Wilson, 1813) - Canadian low Arctic; winters in NE & S South America.
- islandica (Linnaeus, 1767) - islands of Canadian high Arctic and N Greenland; winters in WEurope.
- Least Concern
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A juvenile bird foraging in a wetland Ventura County, California, USA (ssp rufa)
Don DesJardin 19 August 2002 2 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
A bird preening Zeeland Province, Netherlands
Javier Ortas 4 February 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 31 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile feeding on the mud Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California, USA (ssp roselaari)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2004 2 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
Two adults in winter plumage feeding on the sand Helgoland, Germany (ssp islandica)
Juan Fernández Eli... 9 September 2007 2 years ago 46 sec 4.1 -
Wintering birds flying in, landing among Eurasian Oystercatchers, and feeding on retreating tide Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (ssp rogersi)
Brooke Clibbon 9 November 2005 3 years ago 36 sec 3.6 -
A juvenile feeding in the water Rickelsbüller Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (ssp islandica)
Thorsten Stegmann 27 August 2004 5 years ago 32 sec 3.6
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A group of birds in non-breeding plumage roosting in shallow water with Bar-tailed Godwits. Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (ssp rogersi)
Nick Talbot 25 January 2010 6 weeks ago 4 -
The individual in the right is banded (YP5). Caimare Chico, Zulia, Venezuela
kperezleon 7 September 2008 38 weeks ago 3.9 -
Non-breeding bird on rocky shore. Morayshire, Scotland, UK
Mark Gurney 22 April 2007 1 year ago 2.5
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