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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
11.2937, -60.5337
Field Notes
Description:
These birds were standing around on the Jetty of the Hotel in Tobago where the fishing and dive boats come in. their plumage is dominated by a harlequin-like pattern of black and white. The head is mainly white with black streaks on the crown and a black pattern on the face, the underpart is mainly white and they have bright orange legs with a dark slightly upturned beak.
Habitat:
Seen at the Blue waters Inn Hotel in Speyside, Tobago. mostly on the Jetty going from the beach out into the open sea. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 16, 2013
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