Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Terek Sandpiper

Order - Charadriiformes
Family - Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes)
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
翘嘴鹬 (qiáo-zuǐ yù)

    Malay : Kedidi Sereng
    Japanese : ソリハシシギ (sori-hashi shigi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 反嘴鷸 / 反嘴鴫

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 13,300,000km²
    Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) : 112,000,000km²
    Migratory Status : Full Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No



    Size : 22–25 cm; Wingspan 57–59 cm
              average 75–82 g, pre-migration mass: can increase up to 100–126 g

    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Güldenstädt, 1775, Shores of the Caspian Sea about the mouth of the Terek River, Caspian Sea)
    – Breeds low Arctic tundra and taiga from Finland and Ukraine eastward to Chukotskiy Peninsula and southward to western Amurland (eastern Russia); Winters mainly coastal mudflats and estuaries from eastern Africa eastward to Taiwan and northern Australia.

Distribution Map

Date : 02 December 2017
Location : Kuala Sungai Burung, Balik Pulau, Daerah Barat Daya, Pulau Pinang

Date : 29 October 2016
Location : Bagan Belat Mudflat, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 29 October 2016
Location : Bagan Belat Mudflat, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 29 October 2016
Location : Bagan Belat Mudflat, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

Date : 29 October 2016
Location : Bagan Belat Mudflat, Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, Pulau Pinang

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