Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) - HBW 3, p. 516
French: Tournepierre noir
German: Schwarzkopf-Steinwälzer
Spanish: Vuelvepiedras Oscuro
Taxonomy: Strepsilas melanocephalus Vigors, 1829, north-west coast of North America.
Monotypic.
Distribution: W & S Alaska. Winters from SE Alaska to NW Mexico.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging on some rocks, close to the water Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 November 2006 4 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
An adult standing on top of a breakwater preening. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 18 August 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A winter-plumaged adult foraging on a marine encrusted rock Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 30 November 2007 3 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird feeding in a rocky shore Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2002 4 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
Several views of a bird in breeding plumage standing on a rocky shoreline. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 9 April 2010 1 year ago 46 sec 4.3 -
A winter-plumaged adult foraging around an exposed marine encrusted rock at low tide Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 October 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 4.3
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Turnstone feeding on beach
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 14 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
One bird on a shore rock
Locality Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
Tomas Grim 19 September 2006 25 weeks ago 3.5 -
Individual on rocks at water's edge.
Locality Monterey County, California, USA (United States)
Miriam Bauman 20 September 2005 1 year ago 3 -
Bird resting on a rock.
Locality Middleton Island, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 1 August 2006 2 years ago 2 -
Adult in winter plumage.
Locality Washington State, USA (United States)
Niribells6 2 January 2009 3 years ago 1.3 -
Adult in winter plumage.
Locality Washington State, USA (United States)
Niribells6 2 January 2009 3 years ago 1
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