Family

Haematopodidae

11 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Haematopodidae

Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani Audubon, 1838

Haematopus bachmani, the black oystercatcher, is a large distinctive shorebird with dark plumage, a bright red-orange bill, and pink legs.

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856

Haematopus moquini, the African oystercatcher, is a large black wader native to Southern African coasts.

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820

Haematopus palliatus, the American oystercatcher, is a distinctive black-and-white coastal bird found across the Americas.

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758

Haematopus ostralegus, the Eurasian oystercatcher, is a large black-and-white migratory wading bird with a distinctive broad red bill.

Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817

Haematopus longirostris, the Australian pied oystercatcher, is a distinctive black-and-white wading bird that feeds on bivalves on sandy coastlines.

Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845

Haematopus fuliginosus, the sooty oystercatcher, is a large black oystercatcher endemic to rocky Australian shores.

Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor J.R.Forster, 1844

Haematopus unicolor, the variable oystercatcher, is a polymorphic shorebird endemic to New Zealand with variable plumage.

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826

Magellanic oystercatcher is a black-and-white wading bird native to the southern tip of South America with distinctive feeding and distraction behaviors.

South Island Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus finschi G.H.Martens, 1897

The South Island oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) is a large black-and-white wader endemic to New Zealand that feeds heavily on New Zealand cockles.