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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
📅 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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Red Knot sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Knot in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red Knot in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.