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 Olympic National Park
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 153 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Olympic National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.