Oystercatchers
Haematopus
The oystercatchers are a group of waders forming the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia. The exception to this is the Eurasian oystercatcher and the South Island oystercatcher, both of which breed inland, far inland in some cases. In the past there has been a great deal of confusion as to the species...
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Eurasian Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus ostralegus
American Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus palliatus
Black Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus bachmani
Pied Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus longirostris
Variable Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus unicolor
Sooty Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus fuliginosus
African Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus moquini
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus finschi
Blackish Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus ater
Magellanic Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus leucopodus
American × Black Oystercatcher hybrid
hybridHaematopus palliatus × bachmani
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus chathamensis
South Island × Variable Oystercatcher
hybridHaematopus finschi × unicolor
American × Blackish Oystercatcher
hybridHaematopus palliatus × ater
Canarian Oystercatcher
speciesHaematopus meadewaldoi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4837.