R IUCN · NT · Near Threatened Charadriiformes Haematopodidae

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

RIOC 1987

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Charadriiformes · Haematopodidae

Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus).

ATK277

DEF202

XC561038 · Olivier Grimm · CC BY-SA 4.0

1933 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 40–45 cm
Body Mass: 526 g
Wingspan: 82 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 277

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 277).

DEF 202

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 202).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Olivier Grimm · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: Northwestern & Southwestern & Central Palearctic; far Northeastern Palearctic Habitat: Coastal

4 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Iceland to Scandinavia, nw Russia s to Iberian Pen. and Turkey
Haematopus ostralegus longipes
Ukraine to c Russia and w Siberia
Haematopus ostralegus buturlini
w Kazakhstan to nw Xinjiang (nw China)
Haematopus ostralegus osculans
coastal Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk (se Russia), coastal and inland n Korean Pen., ne China and Kinmen I. (off Fujian Province, e China)

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