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  1. ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpresnoun

    common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia

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  1. Ruddy turnstone

    The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide. It is the only species of turnstone in much of its range and is often known simply as turnstone.

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  1. ruddy turnstone

    The ruddy turnstone is a small wading bird from the turnstone family. It is known for its characteristic two-tone black-and-white pattern in flight and its habit of flipping over stones, shells and seaweed with its stout bill to find food. They have a distinctive ruddy, or reddish-brown, color on their backs and a black and white pattern on their heads. The ruddy turnstone is migratory and travels great distances, with some individuals migrating from the Arctic to the southernmost parts of South America.

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  1. Ruddy Turnstone

    The Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae. It is a highly migratory bird, breeding in northern parts of Eurasia and North America and flying south to winter on coastlines almost worldwide. It is the only species of turnstone in much of its range and is often known simply as Turnstone.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ruddy turnstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ruddy turnstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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