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Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus   Linnaeus, 1758
 

Note on taxonomy:
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus is sometimes included in this species.
Distribution: Beaches and coasts of Eurasia.  (Map)

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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)



Taxonomy
Red list  - Least Concern   [INFO]
Kingdom Animalia
Animals
Phylum Chordata
Chordates
Class Aves
Birds
Order Charadriiformes
Gulls, Terns, Alcids, Sandpipers
Family Haematopodidae
Oystercatchers
Genus Haematopus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species ostralegus
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies/hybrids/varieties
Subspecies
ostralegus
Iceland and Scandinavia to S Europe. Winters to Africa.
longipes
Russia to Siberia and south to Caspian Sea and Aral Sea.
osculans
Kamchatka Peninsula and North Korea. Winters E China.

Taxon names
  Swedish Strandskata
  German Austernfischer
  Danish Strandskade
  Spanish Ostrero Euroasiático
  Estonian Merisk
  Faroese Tjaldur
  Finnish Meriharakka
  French Huîtrier pie
  Hungarian Csigaforgató
  Icelandic Tjaldur
  Italian Beccaccia di mare paleartica
  Japanese Miyakodori
  Latvian Jūras žagata
  Dutch Scholekster
  Norwegian Tjeld
  Polish Ostrygojad
  Portuguese Ostraceiro
  Sámi Cagán
  Welsh Pioden y Môr


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