10,327 observationsNear Threatened
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Charadriiformes ›Family: Scolopacidae ›Genus: Calidris
About
The red knot (Calidris canutus) (just knot in English-speaking Europe) is a medium-sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the great knot. Six subspecies are recognised.
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- The scientific name of Red Knot is Calidris canutus.
- The Red Knot has a conservation status of Near Threatened.
- Red Knot belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Red Knot belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Red Knot belongs to the class Aves.
- Red Knot belongs to the order Charadriiformes.
- Red Knot belongs to the family Scolopacidae.
- Red Knot belongs to the genus Calidris.
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In the News
Rising seas, garbage and heat threaten Brazil’s migratory shorebirds
POTIGUAR BASIN, Brazil — On the estuary beaches where the Atlantic Ocean mixes with freshwater rising from mangrove soils, the shorebird known as the red knot has a single goal: to feed. While one member of the flock keeps watch, the others use their specialized, tireless beaks to capture clams, oysters, snails and earthworms that […]
Mongabay · 7/14/2026
Collecting Data to Understand Migrations of Pacific Red Knots
Willapa Bay and neighboring Grays Harbor are the most important spring stopover sites for Pacific Red Knots (Calidris canutus roselaari) in the entire Pacific Flyway (Buchanan et al. 2011). A large...
Audubon · 6/15/2026