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 Hortobágy National Park
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Hortobágy National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.