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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.