Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
4 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
6 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
13 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
23 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
24 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
25 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
27 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
29 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
30 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
31 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
32 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
35 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
36 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
37 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red Knot in Channel Islands National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Red Knot sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red Knot in Channel Islands National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red Knot in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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