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Common Name

Black Turnstone Sandpiper

Alternate Names

Common Type

Sandpiper

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Arenaria

Species

melanocephala

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Rocky shores of the North American Pacific.

Distribution and Range

West coast of North America and breeds in Alaska

Food

Feeds on invertebrates, particularly crustaceans and mollusks in the winter and insects in the summer plus some seeds and carrion.

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Field Notes:

Usually returns to the same area to breeds with the same mate as the previous year. The nest is on the ground around shrubs where 4 eggs are laid. The eggs are incubated for 22 days and the young leave the nest and feed themselves shortly after hatching.

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