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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.