A turnstone of a New World race that breeds on the Arctic coastal tundra.
Example sentencesExamples
Look for great blue herons among the reeds and shallow waters of Bermuda's marshes, or watch ruddy turnstones digging for food on the beaches.
Other shorebirds noted in small numbers were black-bellied plover, American golden-plover, pectoral sandpiper, purple sandpiper, red phalarope, ruddy turnstone, and red knot.
Children exploring the tidepools didn't notice the plovers, or the probing ruddy turnstone, or the teetering spotted sandpiper.
We studied the behavior and the foraging success of ruddy turnstones using an experiment in which we varied both the presence of a competitor and the food distribution.
We experimentally determined the relationship between forager density and foraging success in two wader species: the red knot and the ruddy turnstone.
Definition of ruddy turnstone in US English:
ruddy turnstone
noun
A turnstone of a New World race that breeds on the Arctic coastal tundra.
Example sentencesExamples
Other shorebirds noted in small numbers were black-bellied plover, American golden-plover, pectoral sandpiper, purple sandpiper, red phalarope, ruddy turnstone, and red knot.
We experimentally determined the relationship between forager density and foraging success in two wader species: the red knot and the ruddy turnstone.
We studied the behavior and the foraging success of ruddy turnstones using an experiment in which we varied both the presence of a competitor and the food distribution.
Look for great blue herons among the reeds and shallow waters of Bermuda's marshes, or watch ruddy turnstones digging for food on the beaches.
Children exploring the tidepools didn't notice the plovers, or the probing ruddy turnstone, or the teetering spotted sandpiper.