Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
 
Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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Red Knot Calidris canutus

Allan Baker, Patricia Gonzalez, R. I. G. Morrison, and Brian A. Harrington
Version: 2.0 — Published December 4, 2013

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Red Knot in North and Middle America. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Red Knot in North and Middle America.

This species also winters in South America and breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Baker, A., P. Gonzalez, R. I. G. Morrison, and B. A. Harrington (2013). Red Knot (Calidris canutus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.563
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