by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) as the type species. The genus name arenaria is... 8 KB (675 words) - 13:47, 29 March 2024 |
turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) is a species of small wading bird. It is one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria the ruddy turnstone... 7 KB (868 words) - 06:54, 26 August 2023 |
the chicks. Bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis, right) and ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Greenshank... 16 KB (1,592 words) - 12:57, 24 April 2024 |
including internationally important populations of purple sandpiper and ruddy turnstone. It is also important for breeding populations of great black-backed... 2 KB (179 words) - 08:17, 21 April 2024 |
common predators are normally other birds rather than mammals. The ruddy turnstone will take eggs from unattended nests, and gulls may take chicks. Great... 80 KB (9,209 words) - 09:17, 8 April 2024 |