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More to Read. <p>Red Knots are plump, neatly proportioned sandpipers that in summer sport brilliant terracotta-orange underparts and intricate gold, buff, rufous, and black upperparts. This cosmopolitan species occurs on all continents except Antarctica and migrates exceptionally long distances, from High Arctic nesting areas to wintering spots ...
The rufous-breasted Red Knot, once known as the "Robin Snipe," is a champion long-distance migrant, flying more than 9,000 miles from south to north every spring, then reversing the trip every autumn.
Learn about the Red Knot, a chunky shorebird with robin-red chest, that nests in the Arctic and migrates around the world. Find out its range, behavior, habitat, diet, conservation status, and climate threats.
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Learn about the red knot, a small brownish bird that flies more than 9,000 miles from South America to the Arctic every year. Find out how Nature.org is protecting this endangered species and its habitat from threats such as overharvesting, climate change and habitat loss.
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 a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the great knot. Six subspecies are recognised.
Learn about red knots, stocky shorebirds with rusty red plumage, long-distance migrants, and molluscivores. Find out how they breed, communicate, and face threats from habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
Learn about the red knot, a robin-sized shorebird that migrates across the Americas. Find out its characteristics, habitat, food, behavior, life cycle, range, and conservation status.
