Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)

Terek Sandpiper, a reference photo — Photo: Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Terek Sandpiper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Tringa guttifer
Tringa nebularia

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Xenus
Species: Xenus cinereus

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