Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Maumee Bay State Park, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - Aug 27, 2005 © William Hull  Fort DeSoto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 9, 2004 © William Hull  Wailua, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 4, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 13, 2005 © William Hull  Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, Florida, USA - Oct 30, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

Almost worldwide distribution:
(1) N. Palearctic from n. Greenland, Iceland, n. Scandinavia, Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Novaya Zemlya, New Siberian Is., n. Siberia e. to the Chukotski Peninsula then s. to c. Greenland, w. Norway and is. in the Baltic Sea and e. Anadyrland.
Winters in Africa, se. Asia, Australia (w. and n. Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia), Tasmania, is. of the c. Pacific (Hawaiian Islands) and South America.
(2) N. Alaska, n. Canada in the arctic islands from Banks Is. e. to Ellesmere Is. and sw. Baffin Is. s. to w. Alaska (St. Lawrence Is.) and the Yukon River Delta, Southhampton Is., Coasts Is., and Mansel Is. and probably n. Mackenzie and n. Keewatin.
Winters in the se. United States, West Indies and e. South America in Brazil (e. Bahia), Uruguay (Departments of Maldonado and Rocha).

Videos

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is walking around beach and turning over items looking for food.

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: A group of birds is sitting on some rocks preening.

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: A group of birds is feeding on some rocks.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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