The family, SCOLOPACIDAE, is made up of sixteen genera split between seven subfamilies. This page covers the subfamily ARENARIINAE.
Family: SCOLOPACIDAE (Rafinesque 1815)
Subfamily: ARENARIINAE (Stejneger, 1885)
Genus: Arenaria – Latin; arenarius relating to sand (arena sand) (Brisson 1758).
- Europe; Ruddy Turnstone.
- Asia; Ruddy Turnstone.
- Africa; Ruddy Turnstone.
- Australasia; Ruddy Turnstone.
- North America; Ruddy and Black Turnstone.
- Central and South America; Ruddy and Black Turnstone.
Two species within the subfamily ARENARIINAE both of the genus Arenaria.
∗ A. i. interpres (Linnaeus 1758)
∗ A. i. morinella (Linnaeus 1766)
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