Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Summary 7
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.
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- (c) Doug Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25397257@N00/1342919792
- (c) 2007 Len Blumin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=218489&one=T
- Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Arenaria_melanocephala1.jpg/460px-Arenaria_melanocephala1.jpg
- (c) Alan D. Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Arenaria_melanocephala.jpg/460px-Arenaria_melanocephala.jpg
- (c) Alan Vernon, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Black_Turnstone_in_non-breeding_plumage.jpg/460px-Black_Turnstone_in_non-breeding_plumage.jpg
- (c) Len Blumin from Mill Valley, California, United States, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Black_Turnstone%2C_breeding_plumage_%282112366200%29.jpg/460px-Black_Turnstone%2C_breeding_plumage_%282112366200%29.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenaria_melanocephala
