Great knot
Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821)
The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 156 g to 192 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the great knot
- Weight
- 156 g – 192 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 56 cm – 66 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 10 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the great knot?
Where does the great knot live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The great knot is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the great knot?
The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is a medium-sized wader. It is one of the largest species in the genus Calidris. It is a migratory bird which breeds in eastern Siberia, Russia, and flies to southern Asia and Australia in the northern winter.
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Is the great knot endangered?
The great knot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the great knot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusCalidris
- SpeciesCalidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821)
Synonyms Totanus tenuirostris, Tringa crassirostris
Other names and names in other languages (76)
- Eastern Asiatic knotEnglish
- KeudidiAcehnese
- GrootknoetAfrikaans
- دريجة كبيرةArabic
- الطيطوى الكبيرةArabic
- دريجة شرق آسيويةArabic
- دريجة مستدقة المنقارArabic
- Голям брегобегачBulgarian
- Тънкоклюн брегобегачBulgarian
- Sourouc'han brasBreton
- territ siberiàCatalan
- Territ gros siberiàCatalan
- jespák velkýCzech
- pibydd mawr yr aberWelsh
- StorryleDanish
- Sortbrystet RyleDanish
- AnadyrknuttGerman
- Anadyr-KnuttGerman
- großer KnuttGerman
- ΔιπλοσκαλίδραGreek
- granda kalidroEsperanto
- Grandega kalidroEsperanto
- Correlimos grandeSpanish
- hiidrislaEstonian
- HiidrüdiEstonian
- تلیله بزرگPersian
- vuorisirriFinnish
- KaitanokkasirriFinnish
- Bécasseau d'AnadyrFrench
- Bécasseau de l'AnadyrFrench
- bécasseau de lanadyrFrench
- Bécasseau de l’AnadyrFrench
- Cnota mórIrish
- Pilro de BeringGalician
- Leayrane ruy mooarManx
- חופיתHebrew
- חופית גדולהHebrew
- veliki žalarCroatian
- nagy partfutóHungarian
- Kedidi besarIndonesian
- GrátítaIcelandic
- DreyrbrystingurIcelandic
- Piovanello giganteItalian
- Piovanello beccosottileItalian
- オバシギJapanese
- 붉은어깨도요Korean
- didysis bėgikasLithuanian
- laibasnapis bėgikasLithuanian
- garknābja šņibītisLatvian
- കിഴക്കൻ നട്ട്Malayalam
- Burung Kedidi Dian BesarMalay
- Tábąąsdísístłʼinii łibáhígííNavajo
- sibirsnipeNorwegian Bokmål
- grote kanoetDutch
- grote kanoetstrandloperDutch
- biegus wielkiPolish
- وڈا ناٹWestern Panjabi
- seixoeira-grandePortuguese
- Большой песочникRussian
- SeakkanjunvirošNorthern Sami
- pobrežník tenkozobýSlovak
- tenkokljuni prodnikSlovenian
- Azijska velika sprutkaSerbian
- kolymasnäppaSwedish
- större kustsnäppaSwedish
- นกน็อตใหญ่Thai
- büyük kum kuşuTurkish
- Benekli KumkuşuTurkish
- kırmızı göğüslü kum kuşuTurkish
- Побережник великийUkrainian
- Dẽ lớn ngực đốmVietnamese
- 姥鷸Chinese
- 大滨鹬Chinese
- 大濱鷸Chinese
- 大濱鷸〔姥鷸〕Chinese
- 細嘴濱鷸Chinese
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Relatives of the great knot
Other species in the same genus Calidris.
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red knot
Calidris canutus
Little stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's stint
Calidris temminckii
CompareGreat knot vs RuffGreat knot vs SanderlingGreat knot vs DunlinGreat knot vs Red knot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great knot?
An adult great knot weighs 156 g – 192 g and has a wingspan of 56 cm – 66 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the great knot live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the great knot for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the great knot endangered?
The great knot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the great knot?
The great knot (Calidris tenuirostris) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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