Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,674
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a species of wading bird in the oystercatcher family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Peru, and is a vagrant to Uruguay. The population is estimated at 15,000–80,000.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blackish oystercatcher”.