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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide: 49,225 observations
Group: Birds

About

The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or palaearctic oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area.

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