Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

Great Knot, a reference photo — Photo: Original: tcager; this edit: User:MPF · CC0 (licence)

The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a medium-sized wader. It is one of the largest species in the genus Calidris. It is a migratory bird which breeds in eastern Siberia, Russia, and flies to southern Asia and Australia in the northern winter.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Great 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 canutus
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris falcinellus
Calidris himantopus
Calidris acuminata

Classification

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

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