Information about Haematopodidae
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) American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) | ||||||||||||
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H. leucopodus H. ater H. bachmani H. palliatus H. meadewaldoi H. moquini H. ostralegus H. longirostris H. finschi H. chathamensis H. unicolor H. fuliginosus | ||||||||||||
The oystercatchers are a group of waders; they form the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are large obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.
In some species, the bill shape varies according to the diet. Those birds with blade-like bill tips prise open or smash mollusc shells, and those with pointed bill tips tend to probe for annelid worms.
They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions. They are all-black, black and white or brown and white in appearance.
Species in taxonomic order
- Magellanic Oystercatcher, H. leucopodus
- Blackish Oystercatcher, H. ater
- American Black Oystercatcher, H. bachmani
- American Oystercatcher, H. palliatus
- Canarian Black Oystercatcher, H. meadewaldoi †
- African Black Oystercatcher, H. moquini
- Eurasian Oystercatcher, H. ostralegus
- Pied Oystercatcher, H. longirostris
- South Island Pied Oystercatcher, H. finschi
- Chatham Island Oystercatcher, H. chathamensis
- Variable Oystercatcher, H. unicolor
- Sooty Oystercatcher, H. fuliginosus
) Eurasian Oystercatcher | ) American Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) | ) American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Image from 'Birds of America" J.J. Audubon |
) Oystercatchers chasing crabs, Galapagos | ) Oystercatchers nesting, Galapagos | ) Oystercatchers swapping places on nest, Galapagos |
) Black Oystercatcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium | ) Australian Pied Oystercatcher | ) Australian Sooty Oystercatcher |
) New Zealand Variable Oystercatcher | ) African Black Oystercatcher |
External links
- ARKive - images and movies of the oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Oystercatcher videos on the Internet Bird Collection
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H. bachmani
Binomial name
Haematopus bachmani
Audubon, 1838)
The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Western Black Oystercatcher
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Binomial name
Haematopus bachmani
Audubon, 1838)
The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Western Black Oystercatcher
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Charadriiformes
Huxley, 1867
Families
Scolopacidae
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
Thinocoridae
Pedionomidae
Laridae
Rhynchopidae
Sternidae
Alcidae
Stercorariidae
Glareolidae
Dromadidae
Turnicidae
Burhinidae
Chionididae
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Huxley, 1867
Families
Scolopacidae
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
Thinocoridae
Pedionomidae
Laridae
Rhynchopidae
Sternidae
Alcidae
Stercorariidae
Glareolidae
Dromadidae
Turnicidae
Burhinidae
Chionididae
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Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Charadrii
Families
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Families
- Ibidorhynchidae
- Recurvirostridae
- Haematopodidae
- Charadriidae
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family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Charadriinae
Leach, 1820
Genera
Pluvialis
Charadrius
Thinornis
Elseyornis
Peltohyas
Anarhynchus
Phegornis
Oreopholus
Plovers
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Leach, 1820
Genera
Pluvialis
Charadrius
Thinornis
Elseyornis
Peltohyas
Anarhynchus
Phegornis
Oreopholus
Plovers
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Mollusca
Linnaeus, 1758
Classes
Caudofoveata
Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Monoplacophora
Bivalvia
Scaphopoda
Gastropoda
Cephalopoda
† Rostroconchia
† Helcionelloida
† ?Bellerophontida
The molluscs
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Linnaeus, 1758
Classes
Caudofoveata
Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Monoplacophora
Bivalvia
Scaphopoda
Gastropoda
Cephalopoda
† Rostroconchia
† Helcionelloida
† ?Bellerophontida
The molluscs
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Annelida
Lamarck, 1809
Classes and subclasses
Class Polychaeta (paraphyletic?)
Class Clitellata*
Oligochaeta - earthworms, etc.
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Lamarck, 1809
Classes and subclasses
Class Polychaeta (paraphyletic?)
Class Clitellata*
Oligochaeta - earthworms, etc.
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H. leucopodus
Binomial name
Haematopus leucopodus
Garnot, 1826
The Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.
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Binomial name
Haematopus leucopodus
Garnot, 1826
The Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.
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H. ater
Binomial name
Haematopus ater
Vieillot & Oudart, 1825
The Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.
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Binomial name
Haematopus ater
Vieillot & Oudart, 1825
The Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.
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H. bachmani
Binomial name
Haematopus bachmani
Audubon, 1838)
The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Western Black Oystercatcher
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Binomial name
Haematopus bachmani
Audubon, 1838)
The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Western Black Oystercatcher
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H. palliatus
Binomial name
Haematopus palliatus
Temminck, 1820
The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher
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Binomial name
Haematopus palliatus
Temminck, 1820
The American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American Pied Oystercatcher
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H. moquini
Binomial name
Haematopus moquini
(Bonaparte, 1856)
The African Black Oystercatcher, (Haematopus moquini) sometimes known as the African oystercatcher
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Binomial name
Haematopus moquini
(Bonaparte, 1856)
The African Black Oystercatcher, (Haematopus moquini) sometimes known as the African oystercatcher
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H. ostralegus
Binomial name
Haematopus ostralegus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Binomial name
Haematopus ostralegus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Eurasian Oystercatcher range. Yellow = summer only, blue = winter only, green = all-year resident.
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H. longirostris
Binomial name
Haematopus longirostris
Vieillot, 1817
The Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris, is a species of oystercatcher.
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Binomial name
Haematopus longirostris
Vieillot, 1817
The Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris, is a species of oystercatcher.
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H. finschi
Binomial name
Haematopus finschi
Martens,GH, 1897
The South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi), often contracted to the acronym SIPO
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Binomial name
Haematopus finschi
Martens,GH, 1897
The South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi), often contracted to the acronym SIPO
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H. chathamensis
Binomial name
Haematopus chathamensis
Hartert, 1927
The Chatham Island Oystercatcher, Haematopus chathamensis, is a species of oystercatcher.
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Binomial name
Haematopus chathamensis
Hartert, 1927
The Chatham Island Oystercatcher, Haematopus chathamensis, is a species of oystercatcher.
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H. unicolor
Binomial name
Haematopus unicolor
Forster, 1844
The Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.
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Binomial name
Haematopus unicolor
Forster, 1844
The Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is a species of wader in the Haematopodidae family.
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H. fuliginosus
Binomial name
Haematopus fuliginosus
Gould, 1845
The Sooty Oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus, is a species of oystercatcher.
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Binomial name
Haematopus fuliginosus
Gould, 1845
The Sooty Oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus, is a species of oystercatcher.
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