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Haematopodidae

11 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Haematopodidae

Haematopus bachmani Audubon, 1838

Haematopus bachmani, the black oystercatcher, is a large distinctive shorebird with dark plumage, a bright red-orange bill, and pink legs.

Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856

Haematopus moquini, the African oystercatcher, is a large black wader native to Southern African coasts.

Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820

Haematopus palliatus, the American oystercatcher, is a distinctive black-and-white coastal bird found across the Americas.

Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758

Haematopus ostralegus, the Eurasian oystercatcher, is a large black-and-white migratory wading bird with a distinctive broad red bill.

Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817

Haematopus longirostris, the Australian pied oystercatcher, is a distinctive black-and-white wading bird that feeds on bivalves on sandy coastlines.

Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845

Haematopus fuliginosus, the sooty oystercatcher, is a large black oystercatcher endemic to rocky Australian shores.

Haematopus unicolor J.R.Forster, 1844

Haematopus unicolor, the variable oystercatcher, is a polymorphic shorebird endemic to New Zealand with variable plumage.

Haematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826

Magellanic oystercatcher is a black-and-white wading bird native to the southern tip of South America with distinctive feeding and distraction behaviors.

Haematopus finschi G.H.Martens, 1897

The South Island oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) is a large black-and-white wader endemic to New Zealand that feeds heavily on New Zealand cockles.