The Red Knot Bird
Endangered Animal
Diet:
The Red Knot has a large variety of food groups."It eats spiders, small crabs,gastropods, and Anthropods". (1) |
See source (2-6) below for more information.
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Why is the red knot endangered?
The red knot is endangered because of it's loss of food source (horseshoe crab eggs ) . (8)
Climate
The red knot breeds on the tundra. During migration and in the winter, it can be found on beaches, in flat places, and on rocky shores (9)
The red knot breeds on the tundra. During migration and in the winter, it can be found on beaches, in flat places, and on rocky shores (9)
Sources/Bibliography
1. Red Knot. Wikipedia. 26 July 2014. July 28 , 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_knot.
2. Red Knot. Dancad Photography. march 18 2013. july 28 2014
http://www.dancadphotography.com/07-09-2007%20(2).html
3. Red Knot. Wild Delmarva. May 21,2009
http://www.wilddelmarva.com/mud-knot/.
4. red knot. jeffreyagordon.com . july 13 2013 . july 28 2014
http://jeffreyagordon.com/2010/03/pictures-for-peterson-2-red-knots-ruddy-turnstones/2. http://delawarebirds.com/red-knot.html
5. Red Knot . arkive.org . July 12 , 2013 . July 28 , 2014
http://www.arkive.org/red-knot/calidris-canutus
6. Red Knot . cindymcintyre . January 17 2014 . July 28 , 2014
http://cindymcintyre.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/boring-birds-in-comparison/
7. Red Knot . defenders.org . June 15 , 2012 . July 28 ,2014
www.defenders.org/red-knot/basic-facts
8. Alice freeman , nature works , 2014 , July 14 , 2014
www.nhp.org/natureworks/redknot.htm
1. Red Knot. Wikipedia. 26 July 2014. July 28 , 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_knot.
2. Red Knot. Dancad Photography. march 18 2013. july 28 2014
http://www.dancadphotography.com/07-09-2007%20(2).html
3. Red Knot. Wild Delmarva. May 21,2009
http://www.wilddelmarva.com/mud-knot/.
4. red knot. jeffreyagordon.com . july 13 2013 . july 28 2014
http://jeffreyagordon.com/2010/03/pictures-for-peterson-2-red-knots-ruddy-turnstones/2. http://delawarebirds.com/red-knot.html
5. Red Knot . arkive.org . July 12 , 2013 . July 28 , 2014
http://www.arkive.org/red-knot/calidris-canutus
6. Red Knot . cindymcintyre . January 17 2014 . July 28 , 2014
http://cindymcintyre.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/boring-birds-in-comparison/
7. Red Knot . defenders.org . June 15 , 2012 . July 28 ,2014
www.defenders.org/red-knot/basic-facts
8. Alice freeman , nature works , 2014 , July 14 , 2014
www.nhp.org/natureworks/redknot.htm