Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa)

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Beach near Tavares, RS, Brazil. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Suborder: Scolopaci Family: Scolopacidae Subfamily: Calidrinae Tribe: Calidrini Genus: Calidris Merrem, 1804 Species: C. canutus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies: C. c. rufa (Wilson, 1813) Trinomial name: Calidris canutus rufa