AI overview
The Eurasian Oystercatcher is a large wading bird found across Europe and Asia that uses its distinctive long, pointed bill to pry open shellfish and other prey. It is an important indicator species for coastal and wetland health, and its populations are monitored to assess the condition of these environments.
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Species
Near ThreatenedEurasian oyster catcher
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyCharadriidae
Habitatmarine
Observations43,299
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Haematopus
- Mass
- +518
- Image
- Haematopus ostralegus0.jpg
Article
The Eurasian oystercatcher or European 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 sexes are similar in appearance but the bill of the female is longer than that of the male.
It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with four subspecies breeding in western Europe, central Eurosiberia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area.