Chatham Islands Oystercatcher

Haematopus chathamensis

Endangered

The Chatham Islands Oystercatcher is a shorebird of the Chatham Islands. 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

Chatham Islands Oystercatcher Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Chatham Islands

Population

≈ 500-1K

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