Red Knot

Calidris canutus

25-28 cm (10-11") Common. Nests on Tundra, winters on coastal beaches, mudflats.

Plump Robin-sized shorebird; straight black bill is slightly longer than head; shows a whitish rump in flight.

Summer: scaled dark back; reddish-brown face, throat and breast; white on lower belly, undertail; dark gray legs.

Winter: scaled grayish upperparts, white underparts; greenish legs.

Song: low harsh "knut" or "kuret".

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