The red 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.
Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
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Uploaded May 5, 2015. Captured Jul 15, 2013 01:45 in 4 Sandpiper Court, Winterton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR29 4BF, UK.
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