Great Knot
GREAT KNOT
Calidris tenuirostris
Family Scolopacidae
L 268 mm (10 1/2")
migrant, uncommon
Bird #241 - February 2010
When in non-breeding plumage, the Great Knot and Red Knot look very similar. The Great Knot is bigger and has a longer bill. The Red knot looks bulkier and has a more prominent eyebrow. The bill of the Great Knot is slightly decurved at the tip.
Read MoreCalidris tenuirostris
Family Scolopacidae
L 268 mm (10 1/2")
migrant, uncommon
Bird #241 - February 2010
When in non-breeding plumage, the Great Knot and Red Knot look very similar. The Great Knot is bigger and has a longer bill. The Red knot looks bulkier and has a more prominent eyebrow. The bill of the Great Knot is slightly decurved at the tip.
GREAT KNOT Calidris tenuirostris Olango, Cebu, Philippines The Great Knots are the smaller birds with the straighter bills.
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Steve Young
on November 11, 2011Your welcome. Pity you were not there this September 31st I had a flock of fifty feeding just in front of the observation hut.
Tonji and Sylvia Ramos
on September 25, 2011Thanks for pointing this out! We overlooked this. We're going to go over our old pictures.
Steve Young
on August 27, 2011Did you take any photos of the Asiatic Dowichers (there are 4 in the foreground bottom left)?