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 Piedras Blancas National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Piedras Blancas National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.