Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusArenaria (Turnstones)
- SpeciesArenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Turnstone in Channel Islands National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Turnstone sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 201 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Turnstone in Channel Islands National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black Turnstone in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.