Scientific Name: Calidris canutus
Malay Name: Kedidi-Dian Kecil
Chinese Name: 红腹滨鹬
Range: Found from Siberia, northern Europe to northern North America, wintering along the coasts of southern and western Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: canutus, piersmai, rogersi, roselaari, rufa, islandica.
Size: 23-25 cm
Identification: Non-breeding adult resembles Great Knot but smaller and more compact with relatively larger head and shorter neck, more distinct dark loral stripe, better defined supercilium and has no black spots at underparts but faint V-shaped flank markings. Adult in breeding plumage has deep reddish-chestnut face and underparts. Juvenile resembles non-breeding adult but upperparts buffier with scaly patterns.
Similar looking species: Great Knot
Habitat: Mudflats and sandflats.
Behaviour/Ecology: Probes and picks for food.
Local Status: Vagrant
Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2018)
Featured reports: Apr 2022
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Red Knot)
References:
BirdLife International. (2018). Calidris canutus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22693363A132285482.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Lim, K. S. (2009). The Avifauna of Singapore. Nature Society (Singapore).
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Red Knot. Retrieved on April 24, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/red-knot.