EndangeredUncommonInvertebratesGrasslandScrapeMedium · 192 g
About the Great Knot
The great knot 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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Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Australia
Taiwan
Thailand
China
Japan
India
Hong Kong SAR China
South Korea
Philippines
Malaysia
United Arab Emirates
Sweden
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Oman
Iran
Russia
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Singapore
New Zealand
Palau
Timor-Leste
Cambodia
Myanmar (Burma)
Greece
Bulgaria
Northern Mariana Islands
North Korea
Macao SAR China
Namibia
Guam
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Mongolia, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia.
When to see it
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Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaThe long-toed stint is a very small wader measuring just 13 to 16 cm (5.1 to 6.3 in) in length with a wingspan of 26.5 to 30.5 cm (10.4 to 12.0 in).
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisThis species is brown above and has a buff face and underparts in all plumages.
Rock SandpiperCalidris ptilocnemisAdults have short yellow legs and a medium thin dark bill.
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