Red Knot (Calidris canutus ssp. rufa)
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Listing Status:
General Information
Length: 25-28 cm. Adults in spring: Above finely mottled with grays, black and light ochre, running into stripes on crown; throat, breast and sides of head cinnamon-brown; dark gray line through eye; abdomen and undertail coverts white; uppertail coverts white, barred with black. Adults in winter: Pale ashy gray above, from crown to rump, with feathers on back narrowly edged with white; underparts white, the breast lightly streaked and speckled, and the flanks narrowly barred with gray. Adults in autumn: Underparts of some individuals show traces of the "red" of spring.
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- States/US Territories in which the Red Knot is known to or is believed to occur: Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Texas , Virginia
- US Counties in which the Red Knot is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- Countries in which the the Red Knot is known to occur: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/redknot/
Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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Northeast Region (Region 5) |
» Candidate Information
Current Candidate Status
» Action Plans
Date | Title |
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08/12/2010 | Red Knot Spotlight Species Action Plan |
» Conservation Plans
CCA Plan Summaries |
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Red Knot Cooperative Agreement |
» Petitions
Date | Citation Page | Title | Finding |
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09/12/2006 | 71 FR 53756 53835 | Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions |
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
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