surfbird
/ˈsəːfbəːd
/noun
A small migratory wader of the sandpiper family, with mainly dark grey plumage and a short bill and legs, breeding in Alaska.
- Aphriza virgata, family Scolopacidae.
- The turnstones were still pretty active but they stayed close to the surfbirds and did not stray far out of range of the camera.