Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds


Red Knot (Greenland Knot)

https://abcbirds.org-red-knot-wintering-population-drops-by-more-than-5000-accelerating-slide-to-extinction/

Scientific:
Calidris canutus islandica

Danish : Islandsk Ryle

Greenlandic : Qajorlak

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Calidris

Length: 9.1-9.8 in (23-25 cm)

Weight: 4.8 oz (135 g)

Wingspan: 20.5-22.1 in (52-56 cm)

Fun Fact: Unlike most bird species, the Red Knox excretes the indigestible, hard parts in a feces, rather than regurgitate it.

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC247608. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/247608

References

Avibase The World Bird Network (2018). Calidris canutus islandica. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=360A5C0D0599F25B

Baker, Allan, Patricia Gonzalez, R. I. G. Morrison and Brian A. Harrington. 2013. Red Knot (Calidris canutus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

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