Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusCalidris (Calidris Sandpipers)
- SpeciesCalidris tenuirostris (Great Knot)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Knot sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Knot in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Great Knot sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Knot in Ningaloo Marine Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Great Knot in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.