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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.