>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized wader, considerably larger than Dunlin
– very rare vagrant to WP, Asian origin
– nocturnal/diurnal migrant
– in Asia migrates singly or in small to medium dense flocks
– often mixed with other waders
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
BIF1810, 24/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
Red Knot Calidris canutus ssp., NBREED
BIF1811, 24/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
Red Knot Calidris canutus ssp., NBREED
BIF1812, 24/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
Red Knot Calidris canutus ssp., NBREED
BIF1813, 24/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
BIF1814, 25/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
BIF1815, 25/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
BIF1816, 24/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, NBREED
BIF1817, 25/01/2013, Pak Thale, Thailand, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
calls during migration not yet sound recorded
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Red Knot (v)
Ruff (v)
Curlew Sandpiper (v)
Pectoral Sandpiper (v)
Bar-tailed Godwit (a)
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