Birds of the World

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes)  
Genus: Arenaria (2 species)


Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Range: NA, PAL: high and low Arctic tundra of coastal Holarctic
Key Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA
  Breeding colors
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Black Turnstone
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
Range: NA: coastal w Alaska, also along rivers, streambeds and lakes
Ocean Shores, Washington State, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info



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