
Terek Sandpiper
The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a small migratory Palearctic wader species and is the only member of the genus Xenus.
Infos sur les espèces
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 79 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Eastern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Terek Sandpiper is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
79 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé l’espèce Terek Sandpiper
Hébergements engagés
À travers Afrique du Sud
Terek Sandpiper : espèce observée ici
Observé régulièrement · Accueillant pour les ornithologues
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Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Accueillant pour les ornithologues
Sandstone amphitheatres and cool mountain air
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Terek Sandpiper : quand et où l’observer
Terek Sandpiper : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de De Mond Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Meilleures heures de la journée
- Les premières heures après le lever du soleil, et la fin d’après-midi. Les oiseaux chantent et se nourrissent surtout à la fraîche.
- Midi. Plus calme, surtout par la chaleur d’été.
Où séjourner
- Western CapeEn voitureSans paludismeHébergements : Western Cape
- KwaZulu-NatalHébergements : KwaZulu-Natal
Façons d’observer
Conduire soi-même
Votre véhicule et votre rythme, sur les routes du parc.
Parcs où l’espèce est signalée
Espèce
Xenus cinereus
Observations
79
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Questions des voyageurs
Une observation signifie qu’un hôte a vu l’espèce Terek Sandpiper sur place ou à proximité. Ce n’est jamais une garantie de la voir.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Terek Sandpiper in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Terek Sandpiper at stays in or beside De Mond Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Terek Sandpiper in South Africa?
The Terek Sandpiper is most recorded in Eastern Cape (38% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (34% of records), Western Cape (27% of records), based on 79 iNaturalist observations. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Terek Sandpiper on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Terek Sandpiper?
The Terek Sandpiper is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. De Mond Nature Reserve: Summer for terns and waders, Oct-Mar; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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. The genus name Xenus is from Ancient Greek xenos stranger, and cinereus is Latin for "ash-grey" from cinis, cineris, "ashes".


























