The harlequin knight, by its scientific name Tringa erythropus, is a shorebird (which lives in mud) living throughout Europe, throughout Asia, Africa, Oceania and all of North America.

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It is part of the Scolopacidae family, and of the order Charadriiformes.

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He is recognizable by his black head and belly and his striped brown, black and white back. Its beak and legs are black (breeding plumage). In winter plumage, it resembles the barking knight , and the gambette knight , that is to say, it has a white head and belly and a gray, white and brown back. The difference with the barking knight is the color of the back, beak and legs. The difference with the gambette knight is the color of the back and the belly.

In the harlequin knight, it is impossible to recognize the male from the female.

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It feeds mainly on molluscs, worms and aquatic insects.

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The harlequin knight lives in estuaries, mud flats and salt marshes.

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It nests in pairs on the ground, near forests with water, in the vicinity. It lays 3 to 4 eggs .

It is a fairly silent species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.