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Terek Sandpiper

(Tringa [Xenus] cinereus)
Size: 22-24 cm

Habitat
(for details refer to a field guide)

Terek Sandpipers migrate from the north along the entire Australian seaboard, including Bass Strait and Tasmania. They are most common on the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef. They rarely venture inland, and if so not into the most arid part of the continent, from about the Nullarbor to south of the Kimberleys.

Terek Sandpipers are found mostly in coastal mudflats and along beaches. They are only rarely seen around freshwater courses.

Sightings

We have not yet spotted Terek Sandpipers in Australia, but have seen them in Oman. To go to the Omani page, click here.

Photos

No photos from Australia available yet. To go to the Omani page, click here.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.