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Tuvvititiiq • Ruddy Turnstone

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Tuvvititiiq • Ruddy Turnstone

Tuvvititiiq • Ruddy Turnstone

The Ruddy Turnstone breeds in the northern latitudes never more than a few kms from the sea and feeds mainly on carrion, eggs and plant materials. It is estimated that the Canadian population of Ruddy Turnstones consists of anywhere from 100,000 to 500,000.

Photo Credit: Ruddy Turnstone by Hans Hillawaert, 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_turnstone#/media/File:Arenaria_interpres_(habitus).jpg. Licenced with CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0.