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Black Turnstone

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Also known as Arenaria melanocephala

species of bird

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Vinony's link graph records 147 inbound references to Black Turnstone, and connects out to Scolopacidae, Mexico and Animalia.

Vinony files it under Birds described in 1829, Birds of the Arctic and Commons link from Wikidata.

Vinony links it to 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

black turnstone

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Arenaria
Mass
17.3
Image
Black Turnstone - 5551790011.jpg
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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.

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