Terek sandpiper

Terek sandpiper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Xenus
Kaup, 1829
Species:
X. cinereus
Binomial name
Xenus cinereus
Range of X. cinereus (Compiled by: BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2019) 2019)
  Breeding
  Passage
  Non-breeding
Synonyms

Tringa cinerea
Tringa terek

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Xenus cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22693251A155505422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693251A155505422.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.