Go back
Eurasian Oystercatcher

Photo: @drakiragavon · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Birds

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Observations in the area
6
Last sighting
20 April 2025
Category
Birds
Conservation status (IUCN)
NT · Near threatened
View on iNaturalist

Species and sighting data come from the iNaturalist platform and may change over time.

The species

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.

Text: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Where it has been observed

More photos

Other species in the same category

Nature data: iNaturalist

Sighting data also come from open nature platforms and may change over time.