Aphriza virgata: Surfbird–The Race Rocks Taxonomy

Inset of the photo below showing the surfbirds

Inset of the photo below showing the surfbirds as winter visitors in January, 2009.

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The surfbirds above seen in January 2009 on Race Rocks, are the larger of the two species shown here. The smaller birds are Rock Sandpipers. Photo by Barry Herring

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Surbirds in flight. Photo by Ryan Murphy

Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Genus Aphriza
Species virgata
Common Name: Surfbird
Below, in this photo by Barry Herring we can contrast the back coloration in flight of the Surfbird. on the left and the Black Turnstone on the right.

Below, in this photo by Barry Herring we can contrast the back coloration in flight of the Surfbird. on the left and the Black Turnstone on the right.

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