Medium sized shorebird with a straight, slender bill and a heavily streaked head and neck. Non breeding plumage in Australia; pale to chestnut head, neck and upper breast. White underparts.
In breeding plumage they have a black band across the chest, and black, white and reddish speckles on the upperparts (Great Knots breed in Siberia).
A medium-sized shorebird
Usually silent, however said to call in a double whistle.
When in Australia they can been seen feeding on bivalve molluscs, snails, worms and other crustaceans.
Great Knots do not breed in Australia, instead nest in Siberia during the northern summer. They are a regular summer migrant to Australia.
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Presence
Calling
Feeding
Climate change is expected to significantly impact migratory birds through timing of events like migration or breeding. Responses may include arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as global temperatures rise. They may also start appearing in new areas as climatic events alter preferred habitat, natural resources and migration routes.
Tidal mudflats, sandy ocean, estuaries, and shallow wetlands.
Red Knot (Calidris canutus): shorter bill size, distinct dark eye-line with white eyebrow
Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus): much longer bill size
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea): smaller body size and has a down-curved bill
