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Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Sounds
- Recording by Olivier Grimm (XC561038). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common RedshankTringa totanus
South Island Pied OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,464,899 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,464,724 |
| United Kingdom | 6,896 |
| England | 4,407 |
| Russia | 3,946 |
| Netherlands | 2,727 |
| Germany | 2,155 |
| Scotland | 1,849 |
| Noord-Holland | 1,097 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 1,015 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Oystercatchers · Haematopodidae |
| Genus | Oystercatchers · Haematopus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eurasian Oystercatcher with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.