RuddyTurnstone

Ruddyturnstonesaresocialoutsideofthebreedingseason,formingsmallgroupsoftenstomanythousandsandmixingwithotherspeciesofshorebirds.·All ...,Fairlysmall,stockyshorebirdwithshort,chisel-likebill.Breedingplumageisparticularstrikingwithbrightrustyupperpartsandboldblack-and-white ...,Thegenuscontainstwospecies:theruddyturnstone(Arenariainterpres)andtheblackturnstone(Arenariamelanocephala)....Bothbirds...

Arenaria interpres: INFORMATION

Ruddy turnstones are social outside of the breeding season, forming small groups of tens to many thousands and mixing with other species of shorebirds. · All ...

Ruddy Turnstone

Fairly small, stocky shorebird with short, chisel-like bill. Breeding plumage is particular striking with bright rusty upperparts and bold black-and-white ...

Turnstone

The genus contains two species: the ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) and the black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala). ... Both birds are waders. Their length ...

Ruddy turnstone

The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria.

Ruddy Turnstone Identification

Short, stocky, oval-shaped shorebird with a stout and slightly upturned bill. Nonbreeding birds have a brown ghosting of the breeding plumage pattern and orange ...

Ruddy Turnstone

8-10 (20-25 cm). Chunky, with short orange legs, short bill. Unmistakable pattern in breeding plumage, with bright reddish back, black chest patches, black and ...