Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Identification Tips:
Small,
short-legged shorebird - Short, dark bill is fairly thick with a slight upturn to the lower mandible
- Legs are yellow to red
- Bold wing pattern visible in flight is produced by a white wing stripe, a white lower back and white at the base of the leading edge of the wing
- White tail with black terminal band
- Sexes similar
- Juvenile is similar to basic-plumaged adults
Bird
images extracted from Shorebirds an identification
guide by Hayman, Marchant & Prater
US Distribution --- and abundance indicator
Taken from--- --i- bird.com interesting site—with online magazine
Black
Turnstone is similar but darker in basic plumage, has an all dark chest, duller
legs, and lacks any trace of rust-red back feathers. Surfbird has yellowish
legs and a more uniform body plumage; white wingstripe and white tail with dark
terminal band produce a less striking pattern in flight than in turnstones.
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No
records in i-bird database.
Recorded
as erratic, transient, casual, vagrant, or rare.
Present,
but uncommon. Not likely to be seen except by extensive searching over
several days.
Common.
Usually seen daily in proper habitat and season.
Seen
daily in good numbers in several habitats and seasons.
Black turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
Identification Tips:
Small,
short-legged shorebird - Short, dark bill is fairly thick with a slight upturn to the lower mandible
- Legs are usually dark, but occasionally are dark red or pinkish
- Bold wing pattern visible in flight is produced by a white wing stripe, a white lower back and white at the base of the leading edge of the wing
- White tail with black terminal band
- Sexes similar
- Juvenile is similar to basic-plumaged adults
Bird
images extracted from Shorebirds an identification
guide by Hayman, Marchant & Prater
US Distribution Taken from--- --i- bird.com interesting site—with online magazine
Similar species:
Ruddy
Turnstone is similar but browner in basic plumage, and has a pale area within dark chest bands,
and brighter red legs,
and may show traces of rust-red back feathers. Surfbird has yellowish legs and paler body plumage;
white wingstripe and white tail with dark terminal band produce a less striking
pattern in flight than in turnstones
Abundance---
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Identification Tips:
Small,
short-legged shorebird - Short, dark bill is fairly thick with a yellow base to the lower mandible
- Yellow legs
- White wing stripe
- Black subterminal band contrasts with white tail and rump
- Sexes similar
- Juvenile is similar to basic-plumaged adults
Bird
images extracted from Shorebirds an identification
guide by Hayman, Marchant & Prater
Similar species:
Turnstones are also small shorebirds with short bills that inhabit rocky coasts. In basic plumage, turnstones have slimmer bills and different colored legs (blackish in Black and orange/red in Ruddy). In flight, the Surfbird lacks the white patches in the back and inner wings that the turnstones have. Wandering Tattler and Rock Sandpiper have longer, slimmer bills.
US Distribution Taken from--- --i- bird.com interesting site—with online magazine
Here is an amazing site---
This is checklist and abundance tables
for all US + AK
http://i-bird.com/commonname.htm
Here is the home of online bird
magazine-- http://i-bird.com/index.html
Rock sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
Identification Tips:
Small
shorebird - Medium-sized, thin, dark bill with yellow base
- Yellow legs
- Black patch on rump extending onto tail
- Thin, white wing stripe
- Sexes similar
Bird images extracted from Shorebirds an identification guide by Hayman, Marchant & Prater
US Distribution Taken from--- --i- bird.com interesting site—with online magazine
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Similar species: This sandpiper is most likely to be found on rocks in coastal areas. Other small shorebirds are paler and lack the yellow legs and yellow-based bill. In flight, turnstones, sanderlings, and surfbirds have more white in the wings |
