Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusArenaria (Turnstones)
- SpeciesArenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Turnstone sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Katmai National Park
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Turnstone in Katmai National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Black Turnstone sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Turnstone in Katmai National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black Turnstone in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.