Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Colleen M. Handel and Robert E. Gill
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001
Text last updated January 1, 2001
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Черноглав камъкообръщач |
| Catalan | remena-rocs fosc |
| Croatian | mrki kameničar |
| Czech | kamenáček černohlavý |
| Danish | Sort Stenvender |
| Dutch | Zwarte Steenloper |
| English | Black Turnstone |
| English (United States) | Black Turnstone |
| Finnish | alaskankarikukko |
| French | Tournepierre noir |
| French (France) | Tournepierre noir |
| German | Schwarzkopf-Steinwälzer |
| Icelandic | Blökkutildra |
| Japanese | クロキョウジョシギ |
| Norwegian | svartsteinvender |
| Polish | kamusznik czarnogłowy |
| Russian | Чёрная камнешарка |
| Serbian | Crna šljuka kamenjarka |
| Slovak | kamenár čiernohlavý |
| Slovenian | Črni kamenjar |
| Spanish | Vuelvepiedras Oscuro |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vuelvepiedras Negro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Vuelvepiedras Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vuelvepiedras oscuro |
| Swedish | svart roskarl |
| Turkish | Kara Taşçeviren |
| Ukrainian | Крем’яшник чорний |
Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Strepsilas melanocephalus
Vigors, 1829. The Zoological Journal 4, p.356.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Northwest coast of North America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARENARIA
- arenaria / arenarius
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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Originally Appeared in
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Black Turnstone.
