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Blackish Oystercatcher - BirdForum Opus

Haematopus ater
Photo by Marc Guyt
Paracas, Peru, July 1999

Identification

  • Dark, brownish-black back
  • Yellow eye
  • Red eye-ring
  • Pinkish-white legs

Similar Species

Similar to the Black Oystercatcher of the Northern Pacific coast.

Distribution

Breeds from northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Rocky shores.

Behaviour

Diet

The main diet consists of shellfish.

Breeding

It nests on the ground or on rocks.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia

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