African Bird Club

Red Knot - Adult in breeding plumage

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Las Galletas, Arona, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» August, 2013

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Calidris canutus - Red Knot

Bird Species (French)

»Bécasseau maubèche

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A regular passage wader in the Canary Islands, recorded also in winter but more usual in summer, autumn and spring. Its numbers are generally low. The individual shown in the image is an adult in breeding plumage beginning to moult into winter plumage.