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Arenaria interpres
| Family Name: | Scolopacidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Ruddy Turnstone, Burung Kedidi Batu |
Name
Description
| Size | 23 cm |
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| Description | Short bill, somewhat upturned; short orange-red legs. Breeding: male’s head and breast white with distinctive pattern of black stripes. Upperparts chestnut with black and white markings. Underparts white. Non-breeding: lose chestnut colour; head uniformly dark-brown. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Mangroves, Mudflats, Sandy Shore |
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| Distribution | Found worldwide along the coast. The East Asian-Australasian population breeds in high arctic Siberia and Northwest Alsaka; winters in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant. Best sighted on the mudflats in the brackish water ponds between Sep and Feb. |
| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
Conservation
| Conservation Notes | An uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant. Best sighted on the mudflats in the brackish water ponds between Sep and Feb. |
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