Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Red Knot sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red Knot in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red Knot in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.

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