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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

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G4 Apparently Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Calidris canutus 3

Conservation Status

Near Threatened 3

Connections

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Source Red knot (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Red knot (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Red knot (Wikipedia)

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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)

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Calidris canutus

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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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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Red knot (Wikipedia)

In Biome: Tundra, Introduction
In Ecosystem: Wadden Sea, Distribution and habitat
In temperate regions such as the Wadden Sea they have been found to change roost sites each week and their feeding range may be as much as 800 km2 (310 sq mi) during the course of a week.

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