Ruddy turnstone / Steinwälzer (Arenaria interpres)

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Ruddy turnstone on February 20 photographed with phone. 2025-02-20 18:54:34 Fuerteventura

Observations

First documented observation: 2022-03-19 in Tenerife. Most recent observation: 2025-02-20 in Fuerteventura.

Description

Classification: Genus Turnstones (Arenaria); Family Shorebirds (Scolopacidae)
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General: Deutschland: Brut-, Zugvogel, Wintergast RL 2

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 04-11 - 10-18
Migration in: 05-01 - 06-20
Migration out: 05-01 - 06-08
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=22-24 cm, wingspan=50-57 cm, weight=85-150 g
Habitats: Wetland

Media


Two ruddy turnstones. 2025-02-20 18:27:49 Fuerteventura

Ruddy turnstone. 2025-02-20 18:25:15 Fuerteventura

Ruddy turnstone near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10:06:32 Yucatan

Ruddy turnstones on the march at Puerto Morelo. 2023-03-28 08:42:10 Yucatan

Three ruddy turnstones at Es Trenc. 2022-04-08 13:33:00

Ruddy turnstone on the beach at Es Trenc, Mallorca. 2022-04-08 13:32:18

Additional Images


Ruddy turnstone, San Christiana, Tenerife. 2022-03-19 10:26:30

Web pages with this species:

Birds of the Canary Islands / Birds of Mallorca / Vacation in the Yucatan peninsula. / Two new Canary Islands in 2025