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Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - HBW 3, p. 515

French: Tournepierre à collier German: Steinwälzer Spanish: Vuelvepiedras Común
Other common names: Turnstone

Taxonomy: Tringa Interpres Linnaeus, 1758, Gotland, Sweden.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) - Axel Heiberg I and Ellesmere I (N Canadian Arctic), Greenland, N Eurasia and NW Alaska; winters on coasts of W Europe, Africa, S Asia, Australasia and S Pacific islands, with some also on Pacific coast of North America, from California to at least Mexico.
morinella (Linnaeus, 1766) - NE Alaska and most of Arctic Canada; winters from South Carolina and Gulf of Mexico to SC Chile and N Argentina.

Least Concern

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roosting at sunset on the pier Locality De IJzermonding Nature Reserve, Nieuwpoort, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Marco Valentini 14 January 2012 1 year ago 4.6
in flight Locality Eilat, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 May 2009 2 years ago 4.4
Portret of a Turnstone Locality Scheveningen, The Hague, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 4 September 2011 1 year ago 4.4
On rocky shore Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 6 September 2011 1 year ago 4.4
Juv Locality Herdla, Hordaland County, Norway
Geir Jensen 12 March 2011 1 year ago 4.3
A bird resting on a fence. Locality Florida, USA (United States)
sophiebuck 11 December 2012 14 weeks ago 4.3
Este vulvepiedras corretea buscando comida por las playas del Caribe mejicano. This Ruddy Turnstone runs around looking for food Locality Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern)
Luis Miguel Ruiz Gordón 1 November 2008 29 weeks ago 4.3
Adult, breeding plumage Locality Texel, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 18 April 2012 30 weeks ago 4.3
Lone individual in breeding plumage. Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (ssp morinella)
Miriam Bauman 15 May 2010 2 years ago 4.3
A migrating bird recovering energy. Locality La Punta, Callao Province, Peru (ssp morinella)
Juan A Malo de Molina 1 November 2008 4 years ago 4.3
A late breeding plumage Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 8 September 2011 1 year ago 4.3
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Locality Schillig, Lower Saxony, Germany
Kilian Wasmer 4 December 2010 1 year ago 4.3
A bird almost completely in summerplumaga on a pier. Locality Den Helder, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Frank Derriks 5 May 2009 4 years ago 4.3
A young bird on the pier of Hook of Holland Locality Hook of Holland, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp interpres)
Gerard Visser 29 August 2009 2 years ago 4.2
Turnstone resting on a concrete block Locality Scheveningen, The Hague, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 4 September 2011 1 year ago 4.2
Looking for tiny crustaceans Locality Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 5 January 2010 2 years ago 4.2
Basic plumage perched on mussels Locality Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA (United States) (ssp morinella)
Paul A Guris 26 February 2012 1 year ago 4.2
An adult in breeding plumage on a pier. Locality Den Helder, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Frank Derriks 5 May 2009 4 years ago 4.2
roosting at sunset on the main pier Locality De IJzermonding Nature Reserve, Nieuwpoort, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Marco Valentini 14 January 2012 1 year ago 4.2
A migrant Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 6 September 2011 1 year ago 4.2
On a stone Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 6 November 2011 1 year ago 4.2
Adult non-breeding Locality Caimare Chico, Zulia State, Venezuela (ssp morinella)
kperezleon 7 June 2008 3 years ago 4.2
In a flock of five Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands
Marco Valentini 18 November 2011 1 year ago 4.1
flock on shore line Locality Ma'agan Michael, Israel
Lior Kislev 20 June 2009 2 years ago 4.1
On the shore Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 10 October 2009 2 years ago 4.1
Frontal view of individual in breeding plumage. Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 15 May 2010 1 year ago 4.1
Adult breeding Locality Caimare Chico, Zulia State, Venezuela
kperezleon 7 June 2008 3 years ago 4.1
Resting on the high Arctic tundra. Locality Alert, Nunavut, Canada (ssp interpres)
Ken Simonite 6 July 2011 1 year ago 4.1
Eating in the salt marshes Locality Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
jdrpc 10 April 2004 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
Bird walking.In San Martin Island. Locality San Martin Island, Rosario Islands, Bolívar Department, Colombia
Antonio Silveira 8 March 2013 9 weeks ago 4
A juvenile stretching its wing Locality Spiekeroog, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp interpres)
Mathieu W 8 September 2012 21 weeks ago 4
young bird on the move Locality South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Renata Hasilová 30 August 2012 24 weeks ago 4
three birds of varying plumages Locality Long Reef, New South Wales, Australia
Arnie Hollyman 3 November 2012 27 weeks ago 4
Adult in breeding plumage along the shore. Locality Kona, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
Ken Havard 6 April 2010 29 weeks ago 4
Ruddy Turnstone standing in water at Sandy Point, Abaco Locality Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Rolling Harbour 8 March 2011 33 weeks ago 4
A bird in winter plumage perched on mussels. Locality Ocean City Inlet, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland, USA (United States)
Ashley Bradford 29 January 2011 50 weeks ago 4
In winter plumage, patrolling the Town Wharf Locality Ramsgate, Kent County, England, Great Britain
Ian Barker 30 March 2012 1 year ago 4
Roosting before sunset on the pier Locality De IJzermonding Nature Reserve, Nieuwpoort, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Marco Valentini 14 January 2012 1 year ago 4
on the sand Locality Paracas National Reserve, Ica Department, Peru
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 4
Non-breeding adult. Locality Orange Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 2 December 2011 1 year ago 4
Feeding on the ground Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands
Marco Valentini 18 November 2011 1 year ago 4
On kelp Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 6 September 2011 1 year ago 4
Feeding at the harbour Locality Den Helder, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Dani Valverde 22 January 2011 2 years ago 4
In winter plumage Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 9 October 2009 2 years ago 4
A battle for shrimp Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 10 October 2009 2 years ago 4
Adult non breeding - On a quay Locality Cayenne, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 26 August 2008 2 years ago 4
Walking on the rocks of the jetty - beginning to molt into winter plumage Locality South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 27 August 2008 3 years ago 4
Showing summer plumage Locality Al Wakrah Beach, Al Wakrah, Qatar
John A Thompson 12 April 2010 3 years ago 4
Arenaria interpres (derecha) y Calidris alba (izquierda) Locality Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain
Conrado Requena Aznar 26 October 2008 3 years ago 4
Three birds foraging in water Locality Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher) Island, Saint Kitts and Nevis (ssp morinella)
Mikko Pyhälä 8 November 2009 3 years ago 4
Bird on the rocks Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4
bird picking on sea urchin Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4
Bird on the beach Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4
bird searching for food in intertidal zone Locality Pucusana, Lima Department, Peru
Nature Expeditions Peru 1 January 2009 3 years ago 4
Juvenile Locality Caimare Chico, Zulia State, Venezuela (ssp morinella)
kperezleon 7 September 2008 3 years ago 4
A single bird, almost in breeding plumage on a pier. Locality Den Helder, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Frank Derriks 5 May 2009 4 years ago 4
Hiding in the grass Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands
Marco Valentini 18 November 2011 1 year ago 3.9
An immature bird in the rocks near water Locality South Moravian Region, Czech Republic (ssp interpres)
Jonáš Gaigr 1 September 2012 9 weeks ago 3.9
With a shrimp Locality Île aux Basques, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 10 October 2009 2 years ago 3.9
Adult foraging among the rocks on the sea shore Locality Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nicole Bouglouan 6 January 2008 2 years ago 3.9

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