Turnstone — Taxobox name = Turnstones image width = 205px image caption = Ruddy Turnstone in nonbreeding plumage image2 width = 205px image2 caption = Black Turnstone in winter plumage regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis =… … Wikipedia
Common Tern — This article is about the common tern, or sea swallow. For the pelagic sea slug also known as sea swallow, see Glaucus atlanticus. Common Tern Conservation status … Wikipedia
Calidrid — Taxobox name = Typical waders image width = 200px image caption = Red Knot, Calidris canutus . Calidris s. str. are stout birds with bold pattern in breeding plumage regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes… … Wikipedia
turnstone — /terrn stohn /, n. 1. any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search of food. 2. Brit. See ruddy turnstone. [1665 75; TURN + STONE] * * * ▪ bird either of two species of shorebirds (genus… … Universalium
charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… … Universalium
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Ruddy Turnstone — Adult in breeding plumage. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Purple Sandpiper — Conservation status Least Concern (I … Wikipedia
Pratas Islands — Dongsha Islands Disputed islands Other names: Pratas Islands 東沙群島 (Dongsha Qundao) Pratas Islands from space, January 1986. Geography … Wikipedia