Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Scolopacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult, basic Plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, basic Plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, Alternate Plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult, basic Plumage | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Status: The Red Knot is an uncommon to rare Boreal migrant to the coast of Peru during the months of September through April. Some individuals overwinter in South America. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Playero de Pecho Rufo.
Sub-species: Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa), A. Wilson 1813.
Meaning of Name: Calidris: Gr. kalidris, skalidris= shorebird the color of ash mentioned by Aristotle. canutus: in honor of King Canute who ruled England, Denmark and Norway for the period (1016-1035).

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.