Oystercatchers

Blackish Oystercatcher

Haematopus ater

The Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a 724 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Oystercatchers

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

724 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Falkland Is., Uruguay.

Where to see it: West Point Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Carcass Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Gypsy Cove (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Cape Pembroke (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Río Lluta · Desembocadura (Chile).

Photo: (c) Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist