common knot

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A common knot (Calidris canutus) with mottled brown and reddish plumage walks along the wet sand at the edge of the surf.

body plans of typical members of major charadriiform group

common knot

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Also known as: Calidris canutus, robin sandpiper

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The common knot (C. canutus), about 25 cm (10 inches) long including the bill, has a reddish breast in breeding plumage (hence another name, robin sandpiper); in winter it is plain gray. It breeds on dry, stony Arctic tundra and migrates great distances along the coasts…
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The common knot (C. canutus), about 25 cm (10 inches) long including the bill, has a reddish breast in breeding plumage (hence another name, robin sandpiper); in winter it is plain gray. It breeds on dry, stony Arctic tundra and migrates great distances along the coasts…
Read More