Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 4,383
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Terek sandpiper”.