Genus
Arenaria (Turnstones)
Arenaria melanocephala. Photo: (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Turnstones are two bird species that comprise the genus Arenaria in the family Scolopacidae. They are closely related to calidrid sandpipers and might be considered members of the tribe Calidriini. The genus name arenaria is from Latin arenarius, “inhabiting sand, from arena, “sand”.
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