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Ruddy turnstone

Birds

The ruddy turnstone is a small, cosmopolitan wading bird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae, one of two turnstone species in the genus Arenaria and a highly migratory bird that breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia and North America. Carl Linnaeus formally described it in 1758 as Tringa interpres, and the modern genus Arenaria, meaning inhabiting sand, was established in 1760 with the ruddy turnstone as its type species. The bird measures 22 to 24 centimeters long with a 50 to 57 centimeter wingspan and 85 to 150 gram weight, and shows a harlequin like pattern of brown, black and white plumage in all seasons, with a wedge shaped upturned bill and bright orange legs. It breeds across northern latitudes from Alaska and Arctic Canada through Greenland, Scandinavia and northern Russia, and winters on coastlines worldwide, from North America south through the Americas, across Europe and Africa to South Africa, and through Asia to Australia and New Zealand. The IUCN classifies the species as Near Threatened, with a worldwide population estimated around 449,000 birds.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
No Significant Interaction with Humans 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Arenaria interpres 4
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 6
Body Size Band
Small 7
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 7
Lifespan
22.3 8
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Scolopacidae, Taxa
Source Ruddy turnstone (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Arenaria interpres
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Ecuador

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Eritrea

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France

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Kenya

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Madagascar

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Mozambique

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New Zealand

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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South Africa

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South America

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tanzania

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United States

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Freshwater
  • System (Realm): Marine
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Arenaria interpres
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans
    There are no adverse effects of ruddy turnstones on humans.
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
    desert or dune desert or dune
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4. Ruddy turnstone (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26892 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Scolopacidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Arenaria interpres
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. Ruddy turnstone (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
NT
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7. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: arenaria interpres
    4110 Nonpasseriformes Charadriiformes Scolopacidae Sandpipers and allies 59 BL3 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0 135.98 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Arenaria interpres, Nocturnal column
    Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Invertebrate Ref_3 A Carolina 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_3 1 Jessica 0
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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Arenaria interpres
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 22.3 years (wild)
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