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Oystercatchers

Oystercatchers

3 Bird Species
American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher

A large, stocky shorebird with contrastingly black-and-white plumage, a long, orange-red bill and sturdy, flesh-colored legs. Head, neck and upper breast black. Upperparts dark brown with black primaries and a white wingbar. Underparts white. In flight, shows a bold white wingbar and a white band acr more...

Length: 44 cm Wingspan: 81 cm

Black Oystercatcher

Black Oystercatcher

Unmistakable. A large, stocky, all-black shorebird with a long, bright red bill and strong, pale pink legs. Upperparts usually with a brownish tinge. Eyes bright yellow with a reddish eye-ring. Juveniles are similar to adults, but their upperparts show pale brown edging and buffy tips to the coverts; more...

Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 81 cm

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

A large, bulky shorebird with black upperparts and white underparts and a long heavy reddish-orange bill. Adults are uniform black on the head, neck, back, and wings, eyes are red with a bright red orbital ring, and legs are reddish-pink. Underparts and shoulder are clean white. Basic Adults have an more...

Length: 42 cm Wingspan: 83 cm

  • American Oystercatcher

    American Oystercatcher

    28 Photographs
  • Black Oystercatcher

    Black Oystercatcher

    12 Photographs
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher

    Eurasian Oystercatcher

    1 Photograph

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Non-vegetated Areas

0 species

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Salt Water

3 species

American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Estuaries and Bays, Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows
Black Oystercatcher

Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

Rocky Shores, Beaches
Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands
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Human-altered Areas

0 species

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Fresh Water

0 species

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Grassland and Scrubland

1 species

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Beaches, Tidal Mudflats and Shallows, Saltmarshes, Open Country and Grasslands
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Forest and Woodlands

0 species

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