Terek sandpiper
Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt, 1775)
The terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a bird in the family Scolopacidae and the order Charadriiformes. It is a small, migratory bird with an adult body mass of 78.8 g and a wingspan from 57 to 59 cm.
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Quick facts about the terek sandpiper
A carnivore classed as an aquatic predator, it has a terrestrial lifestyle and its listed habitat is grassland. It lays 4 eggs per clutch, one clutch per year, with an incubation period of 23 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 69.4 g – 78.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 57 cm – 59 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 16 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the terek sandpiper?
Photos of the terek sandpiper
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Where does the terek sandpiper live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The terek sandpiper is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the terek sandpiper?
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.
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Is the terek sandpiper endangered?
The terek sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the terek sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusXenus
- SpeciesXenus cinereus (Güldenstädt, 1775)
Synonyms Scolopax cinerea, Scolopax terek, Terekia cinerea, Terekia cinerea australis, Tringa cinerea, Tringa cinerea cinerea, Tringa cinerea cinerea, Tringa cinereus, Tringa terek, Tringa terek terek, Xenus cinereus australis
Other names and names in other languages (87)
- طيطوي نكاتArabic
- دريجة رمليةArabic
- طيطوى الرملArabic
- MorodunkaAzerbaijani
- Кулік-марадункаBelarusian
- Кулiк-марадункаBelarusian
- Пепеляв брегобегачBulgarian
- টেরেক বাটানBangla
- Bistroll beg gwarBreton
- siseta cendrosaCatalan
- Пӗчӗк шулиChuvash
- vodouš malýCzech
- Pibydd terekWelsh
- pibydd lludlwydWelsh
- terekklireDanish
- TerekwasserläuferGerman
- ΡωσότρυγγαςGreek
- ΚιτρινονεραλλίδαGreek
- tereka tringoEsperanto
- Tereka stringoEsperanto
- Playero PicopandoSpanish
- Andarríos del TerekSpanish
- Playerito Pico CurvoSpanish
- KibutilderEstonian
- HallkibuEstonian
- hallkibu e. kibutilderEstonian
- آبچلیک نوک سربالاPersian
- rantakurviFinnish
- Nevfattur stelkurFaroese
- bargette de terekFrench
- Bargette de TérekFrench
- Chevalier bargetteFrench
- Chevalier de TérekFrench
- Gobadán TerekIrish
- Bodairlín lusrachánIrish
- Bilurico do TerekGalician
- Leayrane TerekManx
- ביצנית אפורהHebrew
- ביצנית אפורה )קסנוס( *Hebrew
- prutka sabljarkaCroatian
- terekcankóHungarian
- Կտցար թերեքիArmenian
- Trinil bedaranIndonesian
- Burung Trinil BedaranIndonesian
- BjúgstelkurIcelandic
- piro piro di TerekItalian
- Piro piro del TerekItalian
- ソリハシシギJapanese
- რუხი კოკორინაGeorgian
- Төдір тумзухkjn
- Қайқытұмсық балшықшыKazakh
- 뒷부리도요Korean
- terekijaLithuanian
- Mazā puskuitalaLatvian
- vikivikitreoMalagasy
- ടെറക് മണലൂതിMalayalam
- Beggazzina tax-XifaMaltese
- Матгар үхэр зараг - ᠡᠷᠭᠡᠭᠡᠷ ᠵᠠᠷᠠᠭMongolian
- उलटचोच तुतारीMarathi
- Burung Kedidi SerengMalay
- terekruiterDutch
- tereksnipeNorwegian Nynorsk
- terekiaPolish
- maçarico-sovelaPortuguese
- maçarico-terequePortuguese
- Trintga da TerekRomansh
- Fluierar surRomanian
- GáddeskirviNorthern Sami
- brodník sivýSlovak
- sabljasti martinecSlovenian
- Këmbëqirithi i përhimëAlbanian
- Dugokljuni sprudnikSerbian
- Дугокљуни спрудникSerbian
- Krivokljuni prudnik - Кривоклјуни прудникSerbian
- tereksnäppaSwedish
- Chamchanga KijivuSwahili
- Terek UllanTamil
- นกชายเลนปากแอ่นThai
- saribacakTurkish
- Terek DüdükçünüTurkish
- Бора тулаажиTuvinian
- мородункаUkrainian
- Chim Choắt chân màng béVietnamese
- 反嘴鷸Chinese
- 反嘴鷸〔翹嘴鷸〕Chinese
- 翘嘴鹬Chinese
- 翹嘴鷸Chinese
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Relatives of the terek sandpiper
Other species in the same family Scolopacidae.
Eurasian woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Common sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Eurasian curlew
Numenius arquata
CompareTerek sandpiper vs Eurasian woodcockTerek sandpiper vs Common snipeTerek sandpiper vs Common redshankTerek sandpiper vs Common sandpiper
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the terek sandpiper?
The terek sandpiper is a bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. It is a migratory species.
How big is the terek sandpiper?
The terek sandpiper has an adult body mass of 78.8 g and a wingspan from 57 to 59 cm, placing it in the small size class.
What does the terek sandpiper eat?
The terek sandpiper is a carnivore in the aquatic predator diet category.
Is the terek sandpiper endangered?
No. The terek sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the terek sandpiper live?
Sources give a lifespan of 16 years for the terek sandpiper.
How many eggs does the terek sandpiper lay?
The terek sandpiper lays 4 eggs per clutch and has 1 clutch per year. The eggs are incubated for 23 days.
Which countries is the terek sandpiper recorded in?
Checklists record the terek sandpiper in Australia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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