ruddy turnstone

American  

noun

1. a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World Arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.

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Etymology

Origin of ruddy turnstone

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

And a bird I want to add as a caveat: the ruddy turnstone.

From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2020

The ruddy turnstone and bristle-thighed curlew fly more than 2,000 miles nonstop from Alaska to the Hawaiian islands on their way to the South Pacific.

From Time Magazine Archive