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    (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Ord Photouff, all rights reserved

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    (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved

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    (c) Paul Prappas, all rights reserved

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    (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

Worldwide
23,331 observations
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Birds
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About

The black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) is a conspicuous black bird found on the shoreline of western North America. It ranges from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to the coast of the Baja California peninsula.

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