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Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

About Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Sandpipers and Allies

The black turnstone is a species of small wading bird. It is one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria, the ruddy turnstone being the other. It is now classified in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family, Charadriidae. It is native to the west coast of North America and breeds only in Alaska.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2006-02-20

    Pescadero Marsh, United States of America
    Image from 2006-02-20

  • 2007-01-14

    Pescadero Marsh, United States of America
    Seen on the rocks at the beach.
    Image from 2007-01-14

  • 2007-02-23

    Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America
    On offshore rocks.

  • 2007-04-11

    San Diego - La Jolla, United States of America

  • 2012-08-12

    Coyote Point County Park--harbor and marsh, United States of America

  • 2012-09-19

    Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America

  • 2012-09-19

    Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America

  • 2013-08-18

    Farallones Marine Sanctuary, United States of America

  • 2014-08-23

    MacKerricher SP, United States of America

  • 2014-12-07

    Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America

  • 2015-01-10

    Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, United States of America

  • 2015-01-20

    Arrowhead Marsh, United States of America

  • 2018-09-23

    Oceano, United States of America

  • 2021-04-04

    Elkhorn Slough, United States of America