
The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a small migratory Palearctic wader species and is the only member of the genus Xenus.
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
2 resultados em África do Sul
Planejando uma viagem
Espécie
Xenus cinereus
Registros
79
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Terek Sandpiper) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
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.
The Terek Sandpiper is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
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".