Species profile
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, PAL. Breeding subregions are patchily in high Arctic (mainly) tundra of Holarctic: nw, e Greenland, nc Siberia, islands n of nc and ne Siberia, and n Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia). Non breeding regions are SA, Europe, AF, AU : coasts worldwide from temperate zone to tropics; in Indian Ocean mainly w Australia, and in Pacific in New Zealand but rare on other remote islands.
- Scientific name
- Calidris canutus
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Calidris
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Red Knot in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.