Red Knot
Calidris canutus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris canutus (Red Knot)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red Knot in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Red Knot sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Knot in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red Knot in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.