RED KNOT Calidris canutus
The largest and most heavily-built of the Paraguayan Calidrids is the Red Knot. Again it is an uncommon species, though passing through annually in small numbers. It can be recognised by its large size, pale plumage and thick-based "Roman-nose" bill!
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The largest and most heavily-built of the Paraguayan Calidrids is the Red Knot. Again it is an uncommon species, though passing through annually in small numbers. It can be recognised by its large size, pale plumage and thick-based "Roman-nose" bill!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE4250PH) Adult in non-breeding plumage, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Oscar Bordón September 2016).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE891PH) Adult in non-breeding plumage (left) dwarfing a White-rumped Sandpiper, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE892PH) Adult in non-breeding plumage, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Paul Smith September 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE891PH) Adult in non-breeding plumage (left) dwarfing a White-rumped Sandpiper, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE892PH) Adult in non-breeding plumage, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Paul Smith September 2009).
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