Ruddy Turnstone

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

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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	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	60–70%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
4	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
5	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
17	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
18	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	5–10%
19	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
20	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5–10%
21	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	5–10%
22	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
24	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
25	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
26	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	5–10%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
28	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
29	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
31	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
35	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
39	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
40	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
41	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
42	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
43	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
44	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
46	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
47	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
50	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
51	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
53	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
54	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
55	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
57	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
58	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
60	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
61	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
62	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
63	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
64	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
65	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
66	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
67	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
68	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
69	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
70	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
71	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
72	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
73	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
74	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
75	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
76	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
77	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
78	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
79	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
80	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
81	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
82	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	Insufficient data
83	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
84	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
85	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
86	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
87	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
88	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
89	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Turnstone in Yala National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Turnstone sighting in Yala National Park, based on 86 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Turnstone in Yala National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Turnstone in Yala National Park in our monthly data.