The Terek sandpiper is a small migratory Palearctic wader and the only member of the genus Xenus, named for the Terek River near the Caspian Sea where it was first observed. It breeds in taiga from Finland through northern Siberia to the Kolyma River and winters on tropical coasts in East Africa, South Asia and Australia. It is 22 to 25 centimeters long, with a distinctive long, upturned bill, a grey back, face and breast, a white supercilium and yellow feet, and its conservation status is Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Sources
1. Terek sandpiper (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
and breast, a white supercilium and yellow feet, and its conservation status is Least Concern.
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
It breeds in taiga from Finland through northern Siberia to the Kolyma River and winters on tropical coasts in East Africa, South Asia and Australia.
View the Source2. Terek sandpiper (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q18856 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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