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Terek sandpiper

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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/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Omnivore 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Scientific Name

Xenus cinereus 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 2

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

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Source Terek sandpiper (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Terek sandpiper (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Source Terek sandpiper (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)

2. Terek sandpiper (Wikipedia)

Description section
As the scientific specific name implies, this wader has a grey back, face and breast in all plumages; a white supercilium may appear more or less distinct. The belly is whitish and the feet yellow; the bill has a yellowish base, with the rest being black.
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.
In Ecosystem: Caspian Sea, Taxonomy
He reported that he had seen pairs breeding at the mouth of the Terek River where it flows into the Caspian Sea.
In Biome: Boreal Forest, Distribution and ecology
This bird breeds near water in the taiga from Finland through northern Siberia to the Kolyma River, and migrate south in winter to tropical coasts in east Africa, south Asia and Australia, usually preferring muddy areas.

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3. Terek sandpiper (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q18856 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Scolopacidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scolopacidae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 251

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"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Charadriiformes","family":"Scolopacidae"},"synonyms":[{"id":30810,"full_name":"Actitis macularia","author_year":"(Linnaeus, 1766)","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[{"name":"Chorlitos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Courlis, Chevalier Tacheté","language":"FR"},{"name":"Curlews, Greenshanks","language":"EN"},{"name":"鹬科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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