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Red knot

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.

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Red knot

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Red knot

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related to Distribution and migration · 31
Red knot → Africa, Alaska, Arctic, Australia, Birds, Canadian, Chukchi Peninsula, Every, Florida, Fuego, Greenland, Gulf, Iceland, In, India, Mannar, New Siberian Islands, New Zealand, Panama, Shetland
related to External links · 29
Red knot → An Imperiled Migratory Shorebird, Archived, Arctic Search, BirdLife, Calidris, Cornell Lab, Drexel University, Fish, Horseshoe Crabs, InfoCenterRed Knot, Internet Bird Collection, Knot, New Jersey, New Jersey Division, OrnithologyRed Knot, Red, Red Knots, Southern African BirdsAudio, Species, Species Account
related to Stopover sites and food availability · 22
Red knot → Arctic Circle, As, Data, Delaware Bay, Fewer, Fuego South America, Georgia, Gulf Coast, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Northern, Other, Red, South Carolina, Southern Canada, Specifically, Stopover, The, These, Tierra
related to Dependence on horseshoe crab eggs as food source · 20
Red knot → As, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries, Because, Body, Carl, Commission, Delaware, Fuego, Horseshoe, Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary, Overharvesting, Red, Shuster Jr, Since, Stomach, Subsequently, The, They, Thus, Tierra
related to Conservation efforts · 12
Red knot → Act, American, April, Department, In, In Delaware, In New Jersey, Interior, Late, The, This, United States Endangered Species
related to Diet and feeding · 12
Red knot → European, Herbst, In Delaware Bay, Macoma, On, Pecking, The, Their, They, Unlike, When, While
related to Threats · 12
Red knot → As, Consequently, Even, Higher, Indirect, Issues, Male, Migratory, Nesting, Red, Subsequently, Thus
related to Description and anatomy · 10
Red knot → August, Both, Calidris, It, June, Red, Subspecies, The, They, When
related to Status · 10
Red knot → AEWA, African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, Agreement, Cerastoderma, Conservation, Dutch Wadden Sea, However, IUCN Red List, The, This
related to Taxonomy, systematics, and evolution · 10
Red knot → Another, Calidris, Carl Linnaeus, Cnut, King Cnut, One, Systema Naturae, The, There, Tringa

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red knot breeding migration horseshoe species eggs subspecies arctic crab knots calidris winter food sites rufa birds canutus crabs migratory

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the Wadden Sea they have been found to change roost sites each weekinstance ofIn temperate regions0.80text
their feeding range may be as much as 800 km2instance ofIn temperate regions0.80text
bivalvesinstance ofand on the wintering and migratory grounds they eat a variety of hard-shelled prey0.80text
in the Delaware Bay drive movementinstance ofData supports the hypothesis that abundance of horseshoe crab eggs on beaches0.80text
distribution of red knotsinstance ofData supports the hypothesis that abundance of horseshoe crab eggs on beaches0.80text
and the number of horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay characterize its importance/ relevance to their migration routeinstance ofData supports the hypothesis that abundance of horseshoe crab eggs on beaches0.80text
the dredging of intertidal flats for edible cocklesinstance ofHowever many local declines have been noted0.80text
climate change may be harder to immediately/directly alterinstance ofIssues0.80text
yet limiting horseshoe crab harvestinstance ofIssues0.80text
human disturbance to protect knot food sourcesinstance ofIssues0.80text
migratory/breeding sites are effective methods of conservation for the red knotinstance ofIssues0.80text
Red knotrelated to BreedingThe0.60section

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