Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

GRKN

Code 6

CALTEN

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: No data.
Head Pattern: Striped
Crown Color: Black and white.
Forehead Color: Black and white.
Nape Color: Black and white.
Throat Color: Black and white.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 28 cm (11 in)
Weight: 167 g (5.9 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Black breast; white belly and sides with black speckles.
Upperparts: Gray-brown, black and rust-brown with white edges.
Back Pattern: Spotted or speckled, Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Spotted or speckled
Breast Pattern: Spotted or speckled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Has steady direct flight of all Calidris sandpipers, but wingbeats looser and slower.
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: Gray and white.
Leg Color: Gray-green

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