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 Tsavo East National Park
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Tsavo East National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.