Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus - Chevalier bargette

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Scolopacidés
Genus
:
Xenus
Species
:
cinereus

Descriptor

Güldenstädt, 1775

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: 57 à 59 cm.
Weight
: 70 à 75 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a species of bird in the Scolopacidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Chevalier bargette,
Andarríos del Terek,
Maçarico-sovela,
Terekwasserläufer,
Terekcankó,
Terekruiter,
Piro piro del Terek,
Tereksnäppa,
Tereksnipe,
brodník sivý,
vodouš malý,
Terekklire,
rantakurvi,
Terekruiter,
siseta cendrosa,
Bjúgstelkur,
terekia,
terekija,
sabljasti martinec,
Мородунка,
Trinil bedaran,
ソリハシシギ,
翘嘴鹬,
นกชายเลนปากแอ่น,
反嘴鷸〔翹嘴鷸〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subarctic ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl.

pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Neritic : Coral Reef, Outer Reef Channel, Back Slope, Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope), Lagoon, Inter-Reef Soft Substrate, Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate, Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Salt Exploitation Sites