Species profile—Arenaria interpres (ruddy turnstone)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Scolopacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae ) (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Arenaria interpres (ruddy turnstone)

Photo of Arenaria interpres (ruddy turnstone) - Queensland Government,1987 ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/4846?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=1872#imgGallery )

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1872&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1872&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1872 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)
Class
Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=scolopacidae ) (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
ruddy turnstone
WildNet taxon ID
1872
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1872 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1872 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.