Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

About Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Pelicans
Family: Sandpipers and Allies

The Terek sandpiper is a small migratory Palearctic wader species and is the only member of the genus Xenus. It is named after the Terek River which flows into the west of the Caspian Sea, as it was first observed around this area.

Lifelists

Africa
World

Trips

Africa: Eastern and Southern
Madagascar
Tanzania

Visits

2003-02-17

Bazaruto Islands National Park, Mozambique
2017-11-22

Mahajanga, Madagascar
2025-02-10

Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania