Red Knot

Calidris canutus - Bécasseau maubèche

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Calidris
Species
:
canutus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: 45 à 54 cm.
Weight
: 125 à 215 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red Knot (Calidris canutus) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Calidris canutus canutus (nc Siberia)
Calidris canutus piersmai (New Siberian Arch.)
Calidris canutus rogersi (Chukotsk Pen.. e Siberia.)
Calidris canutus roselaari (Wrangel I.. ne Siberia. , nw Alaska)
Calidris canutus rufa (n Canada)
Calidris canutus islandica (islands off n Canada, n Greenland)

Foreign names

Bécasseau maubèche,
Correlimos gordo,
seixoeira-comum,
Knutt,
sarki partfutó,
Kanoet,
Piovanello maggiore,
kustsnäppa,
Polarsnipe,
pobrežník hrdzavý,
jespák rezavý,
Islandsk Ryle,
isosirri,
Knoet,
territ gros,
Rauðbrystingur,
biegus rdzawy,
lielais šņibītis,
veliki prodnik,
Исландский песочник,
Kedidi merah,
コオバシギ,
红腹滨鹬,
นกน็อตเล็ก,
紅腹濱鷸〔漂鷸〕,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Grassland : Tundra ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Tidepools