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The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It has striking black and white plumage, a long straight orange-red bill, red eyes and relatively short dull pink legs.
The Eurasian oystercatcher is the lightest on average, at 526 grams (1 pound 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ounces), while the sooty oystercatcher is the heaviest, at 819 g (1 lb 13 oz). [11] The plumage of all species is either all-black, or black (or dark brown) on top and white underneath.
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Nepal. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus (A)
Eurasian oystercatcher. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae. The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. Canary Islands oystercatcher, Haematopus meadewaldoi (Ext-formerly endemic to the Canary Islands) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian oystercatcher. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae. The oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus (A)
City officials said the “swarming incidents” have been primarily carried out by American oystercatchers. The shorebird, known for its striking orange bill, lays its eggs this time of year in the sand on Rockaway Beach. While its population has improved in recent decades, federal authorities consider the species a “high conservation concern."
The Canary Islands oystercatcher has had a complicated taxonomic history. Though it was long known to naturalists, it was considered a mere local population or subspecies of the African oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) until 1913; these two were at the time occasionally lumped as subspecies of the Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus).