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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 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 jay; Eurasian magpie; Eurasian nuthatch; Eurasian oystercatcher; Eurasian penduline tit; Eurasian scops owl; Eurasian siskin; Eurasian skylark; Eurasian sparrowhawk; Eurasian spoonbill; Eurasian stone-curlew; Eurasian teal; Eurasian three-toed woodpecker; Eurasian tree sparrow; Eurasian treecreeper; Eurasian whimbrel; Eurasian wigeon ...
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.
Eurasian tree sparrow. Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae. Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown, or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus (I)
Eurasian oystercatcher: Haematopus ostralegus: No < [84] [85] North Korea: Northern goshawk: Accipiter gentilis: Yes [86] Norway: White-throated dipper: Cinclus cinclus: Yes [87] Pakistan: Chukar partridge: Alectoris chukar: Yes [88] Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator: No [89] Palau: Palau fruit dove: Ptilinopus ...
A Eurasian eagle owl at the Minnesota Zoo escaped its handler, only to land in a tiger enclosure, where it was killed, according to a government report and the zoo.
A short-eared owl in a tree. The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Eurasian scops-owl, Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) Pallid scops-owl, Otus brucei (Hume, 1872) (A)