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Species profile—Xenus cinereus (terek sandpiper)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Xenus cinereus (terek sandpiper)

Photo of Xenus cinereus (terek sandpiper) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2015

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Xenus cinereus (Guldenstadt, 1775)
Common name
terek sandpiper
WildNet taxon ID
1827
Synonym(s)
Tringa terek
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1827.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024