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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Turnstone sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Turnstone in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black Turnstone in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.