Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Spanish: Vuelvepiedras Rojizo

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Photographed by santiagob1986 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The ruddy turnstone is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. Most often recorded in Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae
IUCN statusNear Threatened (NT)
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records73,672 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2023 – 2023
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Cite as: “Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/arenaria-interpres/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.