Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone has fallen sharply: down 60% on the route-weighted index since 1995.
About the Ruddy Turnstone
The Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a North American member of the Sandpipers & Allies (Scolopacidae). In this analysis it is grouped with the shorebirds.
- Size
- 5–26 in long (13–66 cm) — a probing shorebird (typical for the family)
- Habitat
- Shorelines, mudflats, beaches, flooded fields and wet meadows.
- Diet
- Invertebrates probed or picked from mud, sand and shallow water.
- Range
- Recorded on 7 Breeding Bird Survey routes across 1 state, most concentrated in the BCR 2.
- Family
- Scolopacidae · Shorebirds
Notable Ruddy Turnstone Trends
No notable trend signals for Ruddy Turnstone. See the full index history below.
Where the Ruddy Turnstone Is Detected
BBS routes recording Ruddy Turnstone, sized by most recent count.
Ruddy Turnstone Population Trend by State
| Alaska | -58% | 1995 | 7 |
Ruddy Turnstone Population Trend by Region
Bird Conservation Regions are the ecological unit for trends.
| BCR 2 | -48% | 1995 | 6 |
Ruddy Turnstone Conservation Status
Our route-weighted index shows it down about 60% since 1995. Many shorebirds have declined steeply, reflecting pressure on the coastal and wetland stopovers they depend on.
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. Trend is a route-weighted relative-abundance index, not an absolute population.