Black Turnstone

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Olympic National Park
2,755 Verified records at Olympic National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Turnstone sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 2,755 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
4 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Turnstone in Olympic National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Black Turnstone sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 2,755 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Turnstone in Olympic National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Turnstone in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

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