Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusXenus
- SpeciesXenus cinereus (Terek Sandpiper)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Terek Sandpiper sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Terek Sandpiper in Sundarbans National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Terek Sandpiper in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.