Blackish Oystercatcher

Haematopus ater

Least Concern

The Blackish Oystercatcher is a shorebird of the Pacific coast of South America. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Haematopodidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Blackish Oystercatcher Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Pacific coast of South America

Population

≈ Unknown

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