Showing posts with label EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus). Show all posts
Showing posts with label EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus). Show all posts
Friday 10 December 2021
Sunday 29 July 2012
29-7-2012 SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA - EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus)
The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) 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.
It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurosiberia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area.
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