Eurasian Oystercatcher

Scientific name : Haematopus ostralegus
Other names: Български: Стридояд , Brezhoneg: Morbig-Eurazia , Català: Garsa de mar , Česky: Ústřičník velký , Dansk: Strandskade , Deutsch: Austernfischer , Esperanto: Hematopo , Español: Ostrero común , Eesti: Merisk , Basque: Itsas mika , Suomi: Meriharakka , Français: Huîtrier pie , Magyar: Csigaforgató , Italiano: Beccaccia di mare , 日本語: ミヤコドリ , Lietuviškai: Jūrinė šarka , Latviešu: Jūrasžagata , Nederlands: Scholekster , Norsk (nynorsk): Tjeld , Norsk: Tjeld , Polski: Ostrygojad zwyczajny , Português: Ostraceiro-europeu , Русский: Кулик-сорока , Svenska: Strandskata , Türkçe: Bayağı poyraz kuşu , Українська: Кулик-сорока

Short Description

The unmistakable appearance of the Eurasian Oystercatcher is characterized above all by its long, orange-red beak, which is slightly flattened sideways, and its black and white body plumage. Its legs, feet and also the eyes are red. In females the …

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Haematopus ostralegus
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Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher

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