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Terek Sandpiper

(Xenus cinereus)
Size: 22-24 cm; wing span 57-59 cm
Weight: 60-110 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Terek Sandpiper at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

NON-BREEDING

Near-lateral view of a Terek Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, August 2013]

Near-lateral view of a Terek Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Nightcliff, Darwin, NT, November 2018]

Lateral view of a Terek Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage - only a small remnant of the dark scapular stripe on the upperwing remains of the breeding plumage (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, August 2013]

Lateral view of a Terek Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a Terek Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage, right, roosting next to Grey-tailed Tattlers and other small waders in the background (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Nightcliff, Darwin, NT, August 2013]

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