Breeding adult © Andrew Spencer eBird S37978432 Macaulay Library ML 62995211
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Aravind Amirtharaj
Breeding adult © Ian Davies
Breeding adult © Ian Davies
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Anish Mohan Thampi
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Nonbreeding adult/immature © Stephen Haase

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

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Identification

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Unique smallish wader with stumpy bright orange legs and a noticeably upturned bill. Plumage gray overall with white belly, but in flight shows conspicuous white trailing edge to wings. Breeds in valley floodplains in tundra and taiga. In the non-breeding season, occurs singly or in flocks in varied wetland habitats, from fresh marshes to tidal mudflats, and often apart from other shorebirds. Feeds by dashing after insects and also by probing bill in mud, like a mini-godwit.

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