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 Everglades National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 518 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Everglades National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.