Tag: Haematopus bachmani

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Haematopodidae | [latin] Haematopus bachmani | [UK] Black Oystercatcher | [FR] Huitrier de Bachmann | [DE] Klippen-Austernfischer | [ES] Ostrero Negro | [NL] Noordamer.Zwarte Scholekster Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics A large, heavily built, blackish shorebird, with a straight red bill, flattened laterally. Legs a pale flesh color. Immature may have […]