Terek Sandpiper

Sandpipers, Snipes 👁 277 views Updated 2026-11-01

Terek Sandpiper (<em>Xenus cinereus</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Overview

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Xenus; binomial: Xenus cinereus; authority: (Güldenstädt, 1775).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: AF, OR, AU, also Middle East : tropical to subtropical coastal mudflats, estuaries of Paleotropics:, s, e Africa, Malagasy region, Middle East, s, se Asia, Indonesian Arch., New Guinea, Australia (mainly nw, n, ne), Philippines, se China and Taiwan; rarer to Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is., New Caledonia and New Zealand.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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