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

Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala

Described by: Vigors (1829)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

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Range

W. coast of North America;
W. and s. Alaska from Kotzebue Sound s. to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and rarely on the n. Alaskan Peninsula.
Winters s. from se. Alaska, w. Canada, w. United States and nw. Mexico (Baja).

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum

References

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

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