The red Knot capacity

The red Knots capacity.

By Cristian Barrios

Their Begin

Red Knot subspecies breeding

population is known to nest in the

far north of Canada, Europe and
Russia.

Summer
vacation

Red knots begin their 15,000 km journey in late
February depending on the stopover sites to rest
and refuel along the way.

They double their body weight before they
continue going to the arctic by eating horseshoe
crab eggs and marine invertebrates on beaches
and mudflats .

Fall Vacation

Red Knots depart the arctic in 3 waves:

Females leave in the middle of July after young birds
have hatched and nesting is complete.

Adult males follow a couple of weeks later.

The juvenil birds spend more time growing and saving
energy before leaving the arc

Winter
Vacation

Red Knots ends up spendingthe winter season on
the southern coasts of South America.

Their food is worms, molluscs and crustaceans

Their journey

Red knots take 3 to 4 weeks to begin a new
journey

It takes about 19,000 miles for red knots .
Red knot migrate long distances for food a
new habitat

Natural
Challenges

Some natural challenges that red knots face is
Changing climate and seasonal shifts. Life cycle and
healthy habitats and resources are some challenges
that support the population.

Impact from
humans

how red knots are impacted by climate change
and destruction of their habitat.

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