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Common Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres interpres

Classification

Class
Aves

The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America, and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 746United Kingdom · 63Belgium · 2Germany · 2