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12-22-2016

Calidris canutus rufa

Calidris canutus rufa NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. The red knot was added to the list of Federal candidate species in 2006. A final rule to list the rufa subspecies as threatened under the Endangered Species Act was published on December 11, 2014, with an effective date of January 12, 2015. Red knots are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and are State-listed as endangered.At 9 to 10 inches long, the red knot is a large, bulky sandpiper with a short, straight, black bill. During the breeding seaso

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Rufa Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa), a Wisconsin Special Concern species, is an Arctic breeder that occurs uncommonly during migration along coastal sandy beaches in Wisconsin from mid-May to early June in spring and from mid-July to early November in fall. Since this subspecies does not breed in Wisconsin, avoidance dates do not apply.

Detailed information
Full Name: Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 01/12/2015 Northeast Region (Region 5) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Red Knot, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan , Mississippi , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Texas , Virginia , West Virginia , Wisconsin
  • US Counties in which the Red Knot, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Red Knot, Wherever found is known to occur: Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge ... Show All Refuges
  • Countries in which the the Red Knot, Wherever found is known to occur: Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, U.S. Virgin Islands, Venezuela
  • Additional species information
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
12/11/2014 79 FR 73705 73748 Threatened Species Status for the Rufa Red Knot
05/14/2014 79 FR 27548 27550 Proposed Threatened Status for the Rufa Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa)
04/04/2014 79 FR 18869 18870 Proposed Threatened Status for the Rufa Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa)
09/30/2013 78 FR 60023 60098 Proposed Threatened Status for the Rufa Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa); Proposed Rule
11/21/2012 77 FR 69993 70060 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
10/26/2011 76 FR 66370 66439 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/10/2010 75 FR 69222 69294 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
11/09/2009 74 FR 57804 57878 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/10/2008 73 FR 75176 75244 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007 72 FR 69034 69106 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Red Knot.
CCA Plan Summaries
Red Knot Cooperative Agreement
CCA Plan Summaries
Red Knot Cooperative Agreement
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