Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
About 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.
A real field recording of the Terek Sandpiper. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Belgium, China, Finland, France, Japan, Kazakhstan and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 149 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicarecording
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticarecording
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicusrecording
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixrecording
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosrecording
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martiusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.