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 Channel Islands National Park
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Turnstone in Channel Islands National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 112 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Channel Islands National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.