Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Family Scolopacidae
Endangered — AUS: Vulnerable, NSW: Vulnerable, QLD: Vulnerable, VIC: Vulnerable, WA: Endangered, NT: Endangered, Bonn: Listed, CAMBA: Listed, JAMBA: Listed, ROKAMBA: Listed
About
The red knot or just knot 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.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Point Nepean National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2012) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Point Nepean National Park — Melbourne, the Dandenongs & Central Victoria hikes