Species: Xenus cinereus
English Name: Terek Sandpiper
Chinese Name: 翹嘴鷸
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
This small wader (22-25 cm) has grey upperparts, head, neck and breast and a white belly. The long upturned bill is black with a yellow base, the legs and feet are yellow-orange. It occurs in Macao as a passage migrant and a non-breeding summer visitor.
© 2009 Sergey Yeliseev
© 2009 Sergey Yeliseev
© 2009 Sergey Yeliseev
© 2006 Ananda Debnath
© 2011 Hiyashi Haka
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References:
– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.