Avibase: Calidris canutus piersmai (Red Knot (piersmai))

Red Knot (piersmai)

Calidris canutus piersmai Tomkovich, PS 2001

Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Scolopacidae
Genus:
   Calidris
Scientific:
  Calidris canutus piersmai

Original description

Citation:
Tomkovich, PS 2001

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 121 p.259

Protonym:
Calidris canutus piersmai

Type locality:
Bolshoy Lyakhovsky island, New Siberian archipelago [Russia]

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123890#page/279/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
50562C39DAD068E6

Avibase ID:
avibase-50562C39

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/50562C39

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824535

Geographic range:

Calidris canutus piersmai: breeds New Siberian Archipelago (north-central Siberia); winters to northwestern Australia

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red Knot (piersmai)
French:
Bécasseau maubèche (piersmai)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red Knot (piersmai) ( Calidris canutus piersmai)
Avilist 2025: Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calidris canutus piersmai [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Calidris canutus

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