Explore 36,937 Species
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817
Haematopus longirostris, the Australian pied oystercatcher, is a distinctive bla…
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
Haematopus fuliginosus, the sooty oystercatcher, is a large black oystercatcher …
Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor J.R.Forster, 1844
Haematopus unicolor, the variable oystercatcher, is a polymorphic shorebird ende…
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Haematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826
Magellanic oystercatcher is a black-and-white wading bird native to the southern…
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi G.H.Martens, 1897
The South Island oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) is a large black-and-white w…
Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater Vieillot, 1825
Haematopus ater, the blackish oystercatcher, is a dark shorebird with a red bill…
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus chathamensis E.Hartert, 1927
Haematopus chathamensis, the Chatham Islands oystercatcher, is a black-and-white…
Ibisbill
Ibidorhyncha struthersii Vigors, 1832
Ibidorhyncha struthersii, the ibisbill, is a distinctive bird found across stony…
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837
Himantopus leucocephalus, the pied stilt, is a long-legged waterbird found acros…
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841
Himantopus novaezelandiae, the black stilt, is a rare New Zealand wader now rest…
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Himantopus himantopus, the black-winged stilt, is a long-legged wading bird with…
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Himantopus mexicanus, the black-necked stilt, is a North and South American wadi…
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae, the red-necked avocet, is a nomadic Australian wa…
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758
Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet) is a distinctive black-and-white wader with…
Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andina Philippi & Landbeck, 1861
Recurvirostra andina is an Andean avocet with distinct plumage, likely the heavi…
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Recurvirostra americana, the American avocet, is a North American wading bird wi…
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816)
Banded stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a nomadic Australian wader bird wi…
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot, 1819
Stercorarius longicaudus is the smallest skua species, with distinct identifying…
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Stercorarius parasiticus, the parasitic jaeger, is a small migratory skua that b…
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)
Stercorarius pomarinus (pomarine jaeger) is a medium-large jaeger with three plu…
Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis Bonaparte, 1857
This is a description of the Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis, covering its …
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki H.Saunders, 1893
Stercorarius maccormicki, the south polar skua, is a large migratory seabird tha…
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764)
Stercorarius skua, the great skua, is a large brown seabird with distinct physic…
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus (R.Lesson, 1831)
Stercorarius antarcticus, the brown skua, is the heaviest skua, with documented …
