American oystercatcher / Braunmantel-Austernfischer (Haematopus palliatus)

Wikipedia: American oystercatcher Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-American_oystercatchers_at_Fort_Tilden_%2860747%29.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Haematopus (Haematopus); Family Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
General: The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby observed the bird eating oysters.^[2] The current population of American oystercatchers is estimated to be 43,000.^[2] There are estimated to be 1,500 breeding pairs along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the US.^[3] The bird is marked by its black and white body and a long, thick orange beak. [more]