Ruddy turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sandpipers
(Scolopacidae)
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A wader with dark marked back and head. A dark breast marking, white belly and wing under surface with orange legs. The beak is orange with a tiny white moustache. In summer plumage it is red-brown with black markings and in autumn it becomes greyer. Flips rocks and shells on the beach to find food. ⇔ l. 22-24 cm A migratory bird breeding north and wintering far south. LA: ≈ The ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS (Common sandpiper) is lighter in colour and with grey legs.
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1 LookAlikes (LA):
Common sandpiper
Ruddy turnstone
Steenloper
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Tournepierre à collier
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Vuelvepiedras común
Rola-do-mar
Камнешарка
翻石鹬
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