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oystercatcher

A large plover-like bird, inhabiting coasts worldwide (except mid-ocean and polar regions) and cultivated areas; black or black-and-white; long reddish bill and legs; eats invertebrates, especially bivalve shellfish; also known as the sea pie. (Genus: Haematopus, 4 species. Family: Haematopodidae.)

?Oystercatchers

American Black Oystercatcher
(Haematopus bachmani)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae
Bonaparte, 1838
Genus: Haematopus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Magellanic Oystercatcher

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Eurasian Oystercatcher

American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Image from 'Birds of America" J.J. Audubon

Oystercatchers chasing crabs, Galapagos

Oystercatchers nesting, Galapagos

Oystercatchers swapping places on nest, Galapagos

Black Oystercatcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

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