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Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

The Black Turnstone is a small bird with a black head and a beautiful patterned body. They love to search for food on rocky beaches and are great at flipping over stones to find tasty snacks!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Black Turnstone has a chunky body with mostly sooty-black plumage on its back and breast, sharply contrasting with a bright white belly. Its sturdy, slightly upturned black bill and short, bright orange legs are distinctive, making it stand out on shorelines.

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Black Turnstone
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Black Turnstone

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Black Turnstones can live up to 12 years in the wild!

Their scientific name, Arenaria, means 'sand-dweller' or 'arena dweller'!

They communicate using calls like a rapid 'kew-kew-kew'.

They sometimes follow larger birds like gulls to find food.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stone Skipper

Black Turnstone can skillfully flip rocks and seaweed with its bill to uncover delicious hidden treats.

Fähigkeit

Shoreline Snatcher

Has excellent vision and quick reflexes that help it snatch prey left exposed by receding waves.

Fähigkeit

Tide Tracker

Can use its sturdy legs to wade and run rapidly along the intertidal zone, always following the best feeding spots.

Maße und Details

Länge
22-25 cm
Flügelspannweite
43-47 cm
Gewicht
0.1-0.17 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-12 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-4
Brutzeit
21-24 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds are omnivores, mostly eating small marine invertebrates found along rocky and sandy shores.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mussels
  • Barnacles
  • Limpets
  • Marine worms
  • Crustaceans
  • Insect larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Falcons hunt shorebirds.

eaten by

Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Gulls prey on eggs or chicks.

eaten by

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

Foxes hunt them on breeding grounds.

eats

Acorn Barnacle

Balanus glandula

Pries barnacles from rocks.

eats

California Mussel

Mytilus californianus

Feeds on small mussels.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black Turnstone?

22-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black Turnstone?

43-47 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black Turnstone?

0.1-0.17 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Turnstone?

5-12 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black Turnstone?

60 km/h

Was frisst Black Turnstone?

These birds are omnivores, mostly eating small marine invertebrates found along rocky and sandy shores.

Wo findet man Black Turnstone normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Black Turnstone?

Foraging

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