Arenaria (Turnstones)

Genus

Turnstones

Arenaria

2 species in our catalog · found in 91 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

60–70% · Likely
Black Turnstone
LC

Black Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria melanocephala

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Turnstones

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
60–70%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
40–50%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
30–40%
5 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
20–30%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
20–30%
9 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
10 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
11 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 2
10–20%
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
13 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
10–20%
14 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
15 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
16 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
10–20%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 2
10–20%
18 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
19 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
20 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
21 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
5–10%
22 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
23 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
5–10%
24 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
5–10%
25 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
5–10%
26 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
5–10%
27 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
5–10%
28 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
5–10%
29 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
5–10%
30 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
31 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
32 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
33 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
34 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
5–10%
35 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
36 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
5–10%
37 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
38 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
39 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
40 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
41 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
42 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
43 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
44 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
45 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
46 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
47 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
48 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
49 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
50 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
51 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
52 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
53 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
<5%
54 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
55 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
56 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
57 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
58 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
59 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
60 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
61 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
62 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
<5%
63 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
64 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
65 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
66 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
67 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
<5%
68 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
69 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
70 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
71 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
72 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
73 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
74 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
<5%
75 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
76 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
<5%
77 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
78 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
79 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
80 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
81 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
82 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 1
<5%
83 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
84 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
85 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
86 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
87 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
88 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
89 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
<5%
90 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
91 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%