Arenaria (Turnstones) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

NT

Arenaria interpres

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Arenaria melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Turnstones

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~80%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~80%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~60%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~60%
3	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~50%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~50%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~40%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~40%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~40%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~40%
6	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~30%
7	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~30%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~30%
8	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~30%
9	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~30%
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~30%
	Black Turnstone			~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~30%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~30%
12	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
13	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
14	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 2	~10%
	Black Turnstone			~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
17	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
18	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
19	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
20	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 2	~10%
	Black Turnstone			~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
21	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
22	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
23	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
24	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
25	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
28	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
29	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
30	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
32	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
33	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Black Turnstone			~10%
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
35	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
36	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
37	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
40	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
41	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
43	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
44	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
45	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
46	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
47	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
48	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
49	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
50	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
51	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
52	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
53	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
54	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
55	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
56	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
57	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
58	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
59	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
60	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
61	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
62	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
63	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
64	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
65	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	~40%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~40%
2	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
3	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
5	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
6	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
7	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
8	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
9	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
10	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~20%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~20%
11	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
12	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
13	Dammam	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
14	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
15	Colachel	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
16	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
17	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Black Turnstone			~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
18	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
19	Jeddah	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
20	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
21	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
22	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
23	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
24	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
25	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	~10%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
26	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Ruddy Turnstone			~10%
27	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
28	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
29	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
30	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
31	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
32	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
33	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
34	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
35	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 2	<5%
	Black Turnstone			<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
36	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
37	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
38	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
39	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
40	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
41	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
42	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
43	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
44	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
45	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
46	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
47	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
48	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
49	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
50	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
51	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
52	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
53	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
54	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
55	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
56	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
57	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
58	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
59	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%
60	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 2	<5%
	Ruddy Turnstone			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Cape May County Park & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Monterey Bay Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

Turnstones

Species in this group

Ruddy Turnstone

Black Turnstone

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Turnstones

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found