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Red Knot

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Red Knot by B.N. Singh
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Red Knot

Calidris canutus
  • ORDER: Charadriiformes
  • FAMILY: Scolopacidae
Basic Description

The Red Knot is the largest of the "peeps" in North America, and one of the most colorful. It makes one of the longest yearly migrations of any bird, traveling 15,000 km (9,300 mi) from its Arctic breeding grounds to Tierra del Fuego in southern South America.

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Other Names
  • Correlimos Gordo (Spanish)
  • Bécasseau maubèche (French)
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