Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusXenus
- SpeciesXenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 14 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Terek Sandpiper in Amboseli National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Terek Sandpiper sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Terek Sandpiper in Amboseli National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Terek Sandpiper in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.