StatusNative
RarityUncommon
Height27 cm
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"Great Knots can undertake non-stop migratory flights exceeding 9, kilometers between Australia and Asia, relying on stored fat and muscle."
Field Guide
Great Knot
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The Great Knot (*Calidris tenuirostris*) is a robust, medium-sized shorebird renowned for its extraordinary migratory journey between the Arctic tundra of northeastern Siberia and Australia’s northern coasts. As Australia’s largest sandpiper, it is a familiar sight on intertidal mudflats and sandflats during the non-breeding season, where it gathers in large flocks alongside other migratory waders.
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