HaematopodidaeHaematopus

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostnJJegus

40–46 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor to coasts. Black and white, with broad white wing-bar. Bill and eye reddish, a ndlegs pinkish. White collar in non-breeding plumage. Shows broad white wing-bar in flight. Vclce A pipingpl... peep... peep... peep andpi-peep. Sandy and rocky coasts.

Colour

WhiteBlack
Average size
43 cm
Habitat
Sandy and rocky coasts.
Behaviour
Winter visitor to coasts.

About this bird

Winter visitor to coasts. Black and white, with broad white wing-bar. Bill and eye reddish, a ndlegs pinkish. White collar in non-breeding plumage. Shows broad white wing-bar in flight. Vclce A pipingpl... peep... peep... peep andpi-peep. Sandy and rocky coasts.

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Eurasian Oystercatcher is bigger than Little Bustard but smaller than Baer's Pochard.