Surfbirds
The Surfbird, is a small stocky wader in the family Scolopacidae.
Surfbird Aphriza virgata
Identification Tips:
Length: 8 inches
Small, short-legged shorebird
Short, dark bill is fairly thick with a yellow base to the lower mandible
Yellow legs
White wing stripe ...
Surfbird is one of the characteristic winter shorebirds of the Pacific Coast of North America, though its winter range extends along the entire Pacific Coast of South America.
Surfbird Behaviour
No observations regarding Surfbird behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Surfbirds ...
Surfbird Aphriza virgata Found: The Americas
The Surfbird is genetically close to the Red Knot and probably will be moved to genus Calidris.
Surfbird - Aphriza virgata
Summer at Doran Beach (Bodega Bay), incoming tide, and morning light. It doesn't get much better hereabouts for watching shorebirds, now returning from more northern breeding grounds.
Surfbird, Aphriza virgata
Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris (C)
Red Knot, Calidris canutus
Sanderling, Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri
Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis ...
TOWNSEND'S SURF-BIRD.
[Surfbird.]
APHRIZA TOWNSENDI, Aud.
[Aphriza virgata.] ...
 See also: Sandpiper, Curlew, Knot, Snipe, Yellowlegs
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