Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 1,809
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Great knot”.