European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 31,624
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The Eurasian oystercatcher or European oystercatcher, also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eurasian oystercatcher”.