The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or palaearctic oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area.
Photo: @drakiragavon · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
- Observations in the area
- 6
- Last sighting
- 20 April 2025
- Category
- Birds
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- NT · Near threatened
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: @ronald63 · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC-ND
Photo: Paul Cools · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: @Александр · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC-SA
Photo: Szymon Bzoma · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Antti Henttonen · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Li Jianong · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
Photo: Aleksey Levashkin · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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Nature data: iNaturalist
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