Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Raja Ampat
16 Verified sightings at Raja Ampat From 2019 to 2026
18,587 Verified sightings across all 93 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Ruddy Turnstone

The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America, and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide. It is the only species of turnstone in much of its range and is often known simply as turnstone.

The ruddy turnstone was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Tringa interpres. The species is now placed together with the black turnstone in the genus Arenaria that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the ruddy turnstone as the type species. The genus name arenaria is from Latin arenarius, "inhabiting sand", from arena, "sand". The specific interpres means "messenger"; when visiting Gotland in 1741, Linnaeus thought that the Swedish word Tolk, meaning "interpreter" applied to this species, but in the local dialect the word means "legs"... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat

Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Red-necked Phalarope
LC

Red-necked Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus lobatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Grey-tailed Tattler
LC

Grey-tailed Tattler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa brevipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Great Knot
EN

Great Knot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Little Stint
LC

Little Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minuta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Bar-tailed Godwit
NT

Bar-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa lapponica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Wood Sandpiper
LC

Wood Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
VU

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris acuminata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Terek Sandpiper
LC

Terek Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenus cinereus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~70%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~40%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~30%
5 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
9 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
10 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
11 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
12 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~10%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
16 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
17 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
19 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
20 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
21 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
22 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
23 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
25 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
26 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
27 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
28 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
29 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
30 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
32 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
33 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
<5%
37 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
40 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
41 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
42 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
43 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
44 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
45 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
46 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
48 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
49 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
51 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
52 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
53 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
55 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
56 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
57 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
58 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
60 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
62 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
63 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
65 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
66 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
67 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
68 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
69 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
70 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
71 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
72 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
73 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
74 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
75 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
76 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
77 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
78 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
79 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
80 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
81 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
82 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
83 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
84 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
85 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
86 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
87 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
88 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
89 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
90 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
91 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
92 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
93 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Turnstone in Raja Ampat?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Raja Ampat?

March has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.

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