Species

Calidris virgata (Surfbird)

Calidris virgata. Photo: (c) Cameron Eckert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The surfbird (Calidris virgata) is a small stocky wader in the family Scolopacidae. It was once considered to be allied to the turnstones, and placed in the monotypic genus Aphriza, but is now placed in the genus Calidris.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
        Genus: Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)
        Species: Calidris virgata (Surfbird)

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