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Also known as Calidris tenuirostris

species of bird

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The Great Knot (*Calidris tenuirostris*) is a species of bird within the family Scolopacidae and order Charadriiformes. Its scientific name was established by Horsfield in 1821. The species is oviparous, with a litter size of 4 and an egg incubation period of 21 days. Physical characteristics include a mass of 174 and a wingspan of 61. The longest observed lifespan for this bird is 10 years.

The Great Knot inhabits marine environments. Its taxon range includes Africa, and it is endemic to Purbasthali and Bakkhali. The species holds an accepted taxonomic status and is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List as of 2025. Other common names for the bird include Großer Knutt, Correlimos grande, and Piovanello gigante.

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Great Knot appears in Vinony's Endangered Species collection — one of 17,243 entries.

Vinony's link graph records 262 inbound references to Great Knot, and connects out to Scolopacidae, bird migration and Critically Endangered.

It is catalogued under topics including Birds described in 1821, Birds of North Asia and Calidris.

Vinony links it to 42 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Endangered

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Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine

二名法 Calidris tenuirostris(Horsfield, 1821)[1] 大滨鹬(学名:Calidris tenuirostris),又稱姥鷸,为鹬科滨鹬属的鸟类。在中国大陆,分布于辽宁、河北、山东、江苏、浙江、福建、贵州、广东、海南等地。该物种的模式产地在爪哇。[1] 参考文献 ^ 1.0 1.1 中国科学院动物研究所. 大滨鹬. 《中国动物物种编目数据库》. 中国科学院微生物研究所. [2009-04-04]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-05). 维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源:大滨鹬 这是一篇鴴形目相關小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=大滨鹬&oldid=47356739” 分类: IUCN易危物种 滨鹬属 隐藏分类: TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 含有拉丁語的條目 全部小作品 鴴形目小作品

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Calidris
Mass
174
Image
Calidris tenuirostris - Laem Phak Bia.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Endangered status
Commons category
Calidris tenuirostris
taxon name
Calidris tenuirostris
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Calidris tenuirostris
wingspan
61
litter size
4
egg incubation period
21
longest observed lifespan
10
endemic to
Bakkhali
short name
C. tenuirostris
taxon common name
大滨鹬
taxon range
Africa
has characteristic
oviparity
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Taxonomy

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