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Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereusOrder: CHARADRIIFORMESFamily: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Breeding Location:

Lakes, Marshes, Rivers



Breeding Type:

Monogamous



Breeding Population:

Rare



Egg Color:

Light gray with black to brown speckles



Number of Eggs:

4



Incubation Days:

21 - 22



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Lined with twigs and other vegetation.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Terek Sandpiper: Medium-sized sandpiper with lightly spotted gray upperparts, white underparts, and gray wash on upper breast. Eyestripes are dark. Bill is long, black with orange at the base and curved upward. Legs are relatively short and bright orange. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Range and Habitat

Terek Sandpiper: Eurasian species; rare migrant on outer Aleutians; accidental in fall to coastal British Columbia, California, and Massachusetts. Breeds along rivers and lakeshores in wooded areas and marshes. Mostly coastal outside breeding season, usually found in estuaries, mudflats, and tidal creeks.

Breeding and Nesting

Terek Sandpiper: Four light gray eggs with brown to black speckles are laid in a shallow ground nest lined with vegetation, usually built in the middle of grayed driftwood on riverbanks. Incubation ranges from 21 to 22 days and is carried out by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Terek Sandpiper: Feeds on insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Forages while dashing and darting over mudflats.

Vocalization

Terek Sandpiper: Makes a variety of melodious trills on one pitch while in flight.

Similar Species

Terek Sandpiper: Common Sandpiper has shorter body and longer legs.

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Family Sandpiper (Scolopacidae)_blue
Species Xenus cinereus
Length9 - 11 Inches
Wingspan18.5 Inches

Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper: Medium-sized sandpiper with lightly spotted gray upperparts, white underparts, and gray wash on upper breast. Eyestripes are dark. Bill is long, black with orange at the base and curved upward. Legs are relatively short and bright orange. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "twit-witt-witt", "du-du-du"

● Foraging & Feeding: Terek Sandpiper: Feeds on insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Forages while dashing and darting over mudflats.

● Breeding & nesting: Terek Sandpiper: Four light gray eggs with brown to black speckles are laid in a shallow ground nest lined with vegetation, usually built in the middle of grayed driftwood on riverbanks. Incubation ranges from 21 to 22 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Terek Sandpiper: Common Sandpiper has shorter body and longer legs.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Terek Sandpiper Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Terek Sandpiper: Eurasian species; rare migrant on outer Aleutians; accidental in fall to coastal British Columbia, California, and Massachusetts. Breeds along rivers and lakeshores in wooded areas and marshes. Mostly coastal outside breeding season, usually found in estuaries, mudflats, and tidal creeks.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationRare
MigrationMigratory
Weight2.5 Ounces