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Red Knot
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Red Knot

Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

NT Near ThreatenedOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishRed Knot
DutchKanoet
SpanishPlayero Rojo
Chinese红腹滨鹬
Scientific nameCalidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The red knot or just knot (Calidris canutus) is a medium-sized shorebird which 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. Six subspecies are recognised.

Their diet varies according to season; arthropods and larvae are the preferred food items at the breeding grounds, while various hard-shelled molluscs are consumed at other feeding sites at other times. North American breeders migrate to coastal areas in Europe and South America, while the Eurasian populations winter in Africa, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand. This species forms enormous flocks when not breeding.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusCalidris

In Suriname

133Records in Suriname
1953First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne34
  • Nickerie13
  • Paramaribo7
  • Coronie2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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