Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusArenaria (Turnstones)
- SpeciesArenaria interpres (Ruddy Turnstone)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Turnstone in Carara National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Carara National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Carara National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Carara National Park in our monthly data.