Calidris canutus

Translingual

Calidris canutus

Etymology

After Canute, a king of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden, said to have enjoyed red knot as a delicacy.

Proper noun

Calidris canutus f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the red knot.

References

• Red knot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calidris canutus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Calidris canutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN