| Terek sandpiper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Xenus Kaup, 1829 |
| Species: | X. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt, 1775)
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| Range of X. cinereus (Compiled by: BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2019) 2019) Breeding Passage Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Tringa cinerea | |
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.
- ^ 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.