Birds of North America

Black Turnstones

Arenaria melanocephala


Black Turnstone, picture of Black Turnstone

A Black Turnstone showing its wing patterns at Clover Point, in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Black Turnstone, picture of Black Turnstone

A juvenile Black Turnstones along the rocky shoreline in front of Bowker Street in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Black Turnstone, picture of Black Turnstone

An adult Black Turnstones resting on a rock at Whiffen Spit, Sooke, near Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Black Turnstone, picture of Black Turnstone

A flock of Black Turnstones flying along the rocks at Whiffen Spit, Sooke, near Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Black Turnstone

Name B L W W W Family Latin Name
Black Turnstone 9.25" 23.5cm 21" 53.3cm4oz 113.4g Scolopacidae Arenaria melanocephala


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Black Turnstone

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