Great Knot

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q18876
Great Knot
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Great Knot

Summary

Great Knot is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Knot's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Great Knot is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Great Knot's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Great Knot is classified within Calidris[6].
  • Great Knot is endemic to Purbasthali[7].
  • Great Knot is endemic to Bakkhali[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Great Knot is Calidris tenuirostris[9].
  • Great Knot's Commons category is recorded as Calidris tenuirostris[10].
  • Great Knot's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calidris tenuirostris[11].
  • Great Knot's Commons gallery is recorded as Calidris tenuirostris[12].
  • Great Knot's original combination is recorded as Totanus tenuirostris[13].
  • Great Knot's has characteristic is recorded as oviparity[14].
  • Great Knot's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. tenuirostris'}[15].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Knot'}[16].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Knutt'}[17].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Correlimos grande'}[18].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Piovanello gigante'}[19].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote Kanoet'}[20].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Storryle'}[21].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sibirsnipe'}[22].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Grootknoet'}[23].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большой песочник'}[24].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オバシギ'}[25].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'territ siberià'}[26].
  • Great Knot is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jespák velký'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Great Knot is Calidris tenuirostris[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Calidris[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Großer Knutt'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Correlimos grande'}[18], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Piovanello gigante'}[19], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grote Kanoet'}[20], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Storryle'}[21].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Purbasthali[7] and Bakkhali[8].

Identifiers

Great Knot's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 171266[28]. Great Knot's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509222[29]. Great Knot's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481768[30]. Great Knot's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176645[31].

Why It Matters

Great Knot ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #1,577 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+10'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+4'}
    Taxon range Africa
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