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| − | ;Xenus cinereus | + | [[Image:Terek Sandpiper, Japan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult, fresh summer plumage<br />Photo by {{user|Ayuwat+J|Ayuwat J}}<br />Beppu, Oita, [[Japan]], May 2010]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Xenus|Xenus]] cinereus | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 22–25 cm (8¾-9¾ in), wingspan 57–59 cm, weight 50–126 g<br /> | ||
| + | [[Image:Terek_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Adult, worn summer plumage<br />Photo by {{user|AJDH|AJDH}}<br />[[Saudi Arabia]], July 2006]] | ||
| + | *Very long, slightly upcurved bill, black with a brownish-yellow base | ||
| + | *Upperparts and breast buffy grey to silvery grey | ||
| + | *Dark carpal patch | ||
| + | *Mainly white underparts | ||
| + | *Legs 'dayglo' orange-yellow, shorter than most ''[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]]'' 'shanks'. | ||
| + | *'''Breeding adult''': broad black scapular stripes and black streaks on coverts; white supercilium | ||
| + | *'''Winter adult''': paler and greyer; scapular line inconspicuous | ||
| + | *'''Juvenile''': duller, sandy brown; scapular line inconspicuous | ||
| + | *In '''flight''' shows white trailing edge on secondaries and inner primaries (as in [[Common Redshank]] but less broad) | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Breeds in far eastern [[Europe]] (locally in [[Finland]], and from [[Belarus]] and [[Ukraine]] eastward) and across northern [[Asia]]. Winters on tropical coasts in east [[Africa]], south Asia and [[Australia]]. | ||
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| + | Rare, but regular visitor to the [[British Isles]], mostly on passage but one or two wintering records. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:terek_sandpiper_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Winter plumage<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Jamnagar, Coastal Gujarat, [[India]], January-2016]] | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | Formerly often included in the genus ''[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]]'', but genetic evidence shows it to be more closely related to Phalaropes ''[[:Category:Phalaropus|Phalaropus]]''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Breeds beside muddy or gravelly riversides and lakeshores; typically nesting among greyed driftwood on riverbanks. On migration on freshwater marshes. In winter, coastal mudflats, estuaries and mangroves. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Food is small aquatic invertebrates | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | == | + | Food is small aquatic invertebrates; it chases insects and other mobile prey, and sometimes runs to the water's edge to wash its catch. |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | ''[ | + | They lay 3-4 eggs in a lined ground scrape. |
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | {{ Audio|Xenus cinereus (song).mp3 }} | ||
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| + | [[Image:19005TSP 101.jpg|thumb|350px|right|In flight<br />Photo by {{user|Karim+Madoya|Karim Madoya}}<br />Lokawi, September 2006]] | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Gibson, R., & Baker, A. (2012). Multiple gene sequences resolve phylogenetic relationships in the shorebird suborder Scolopaci (Aves: Charadriiformes). ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 64 (1): 66-72 ([http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790312001133 abstract]). | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
| + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Xenus | + | {{GSearch|"Xenus cinereus" {{!}} "Terek Sandpiper"}} |
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| − | + | {{VSearch| "Xenus cinereus" {{!}} "Terek Sandpiper"}} | |
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Xenus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Latest revision as of 19:41, 19 July 2023
- Xenus cinereus
Identification
Length 22–25 cm (8¾-9¾ in), wingspan 57–59 cm, weight 50–126 g
- Very long, slightly upcurved bill, black with a brownish-yellow base
- Upperparts and breast buffy grey to silvery grey
- Dark carpal patch
- Mainly white underparts
- Legs 'dayglo' orange-yellow, shorter than most Tringa 'shanks'.
- Breeding adult: broad black scapular stripes and black streaks on coverts; white supercilium
- Winter adult: paler and greyer; scapular line inconspicuous
- Juvenile: duller, sandy brown; scapular line inconspicuous
- In flight shows white trailing edge on secondaries and inner primaries (as in Common Redshank but less broad)
Distribution
Breeds in far eastern Europe (locally in Finland, and from Belarus and Ukraine eastward) and across northern Asia. Winters on tropical coasts in east Africa, south Asia and Australia.
Rare, but regular visitor to the British Isles, mostly on passage but one or two wintering records.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly often included in the genus Tringa, but genetic evidence shows it to be more closely related to Phalaropes Phalaropus[2].
Habitat
Breeds beside muddy or gravelly riversides and lakeshores; typically nesting among greyed driftwood on riverbanks. On migration on freshwater marshes. In winter, coastal mudflats, estuaries and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
Food is small aquatic invertebrates; it chases insects and other mobile prey, and sometimes runs to the water's edge to wash its catch.
Breeding
They lay 3-4 eggs in a lined ground scrape.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gibson, R., & Baker, A. (2012). Multiple gene sequences resolve phylogenetic relationships in the shorebird suborder Scolopaci (Aves: Charadriiformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64 (1): 66-72 (abstract).
- BF Member observations
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Terek Sandpiper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Terek_Sandpiper
External Links
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