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Great knot

Birds

The great knot is a medium sized wader and one of the largest species in the genus Calidris. It is a migratory bird that breeds in eastern Siberia, Russia, and travels to southern Asia and Australia for the northern winter. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Calidris tenuirostris 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 6
Body Size Band
Medium 7
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 7
Lifespan
20.9 8
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Calidris, Taxa
Source Great knot (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tundra, Biomes
Source Great knot (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Arctic Tundra, Ecosystems
Source Great knot (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Ireland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

New Zealand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Spain

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Taiwan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Omnivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Marine
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3. Great knot (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18876 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Calidris, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Calidris tenuirostris
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Great knot (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • In Ecosystem: Arctic Tundra, Distribution
    Their breeding habitat is tundra in northeast Siberia, Russia.
  • In Biome: Tundra, Distribution
    Their breeding habitat is tundra in northeast Siberia, Russia.
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7. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: calidris tenuirostris
    4117 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Sandpipers and allies 59 BL3 Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot 50 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 20 Omnivore Ref_3 A Jennifer 0 0 80 20 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 192 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Calidris tenuirostris, Nocturnal column
    Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot 50 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 20 Omnivore Ref_3 A Jennifer 0 0 80 20 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Calidris tenuirostris
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 20.9 years (wild)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Calidris
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1605
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1605
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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