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Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Birds

Red Knot, or just knot, is a medium-sized shorebird that breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe and Russia. It is the type species of the genus Calidris, and six subspecies are recognized.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Calidris canutus 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Calidris, Taxa
Source Red knot (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tundra, Biomes
Source Red knot (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Red knot (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27124 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q27124
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Calidris, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
View the Source
Red knot (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Tundra, IntroductionView the Source
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