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Species
Least Concernblack turnstone
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Arenaria melanocephala
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Arenaria melanocephala
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Arenaria melanocephala
- taxon common name
- rola-do-mar-preta
- wingspan
- 48
- litter size
- 4
- longest observed lifespan
- 9
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Encyclopedic overview
The black 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 (A. interpres) being the other. It is now classified in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family, Charadriidae. It is native to the west coast of North America and breeds only in Alaska.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Turnstone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.