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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
📅 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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Red Knot sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red Knot in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red Knot in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.