Calidris canutus is included on CMS Appendix II under the higher taxon listing of Scolopacidae. The sub-species Calidris canutus rufa was added to CMS Appendix I at COP8 (Nairobi, 2005) at the suggestion of Argentina. AEWA recognizes separate populations - Calidris canutus canutus in Northern Siberia/West & Southern Africa and Calidris canutus islandica in NE Canada & Greenland/Western Europe.
CMS Instruments | CMS, AEWA |
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IUCN Status | Near threatened |
Date of entry in Appendix II | 1979 |
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English | Red Knot |
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French | Bécasseau Maubèche |
Spanish | Correlimos gordo |
German | Knutt |
Class | Aves |
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Order | Charadriiformes |
Family | Scolopacidae |
Scientific name | Calidris canutus |
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