Arenaria (Turnstones)

Genus

Turnstones

Arenaria

2 species in our catalog · found in 96 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Black Turnstone
LC

Black Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Turnstones

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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