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Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Scientific name definitions

Colleen M. Handel and Robert E. Gill
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Black Turnstone. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Black Turnstone.

Recommended Citation

Handel, C. M. and R. E. Gill (2020). Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blktur.01
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