Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

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.

Scientific name

Xenus cinereus

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

LC