Aphriza virgata

Surfbird

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©Andrew Reding: Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)

©Blake Matheson: Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)

©Andrew Reding: Surfbird (Aphriza virgata)

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Charadriiformes

Family Scolopacidae

Genus Aphriza

Species Aphriza virgata

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This bird has a short dark bill, yellow legs and a black band at the end of the white rump. In breeding plumage, it has dark streaks on the brownish head and breast with dark spots on its white underparts; the upperparts are dark with rust colouring on the wings. Birds in winter plumage and immature birds are mainly grey on the upperparts and breast and white on the underparts with streaking. (Wikipedia)

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