Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Red Knot, a reference photo — Photo: Chuck Homler d/b/a Focus On Wildlife · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

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 the type species of the genus Calidris. Six subspecies are recognised.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red Knot being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Calidris tenuirostris
Calidris ferruginea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Calidris
Species: Calidris canutus

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