Birds of Indian Subcontinent - Eurasian Oystercatcher

Conservation status

Near Threatened

Population Trend

Decreasing

Alternate Names

Pied Oystercatcher

Native Habitat

Seashore

Diet

Oysters, Mussels, Crabs

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Regional Names

French:
Huîtrier pie
Gujarati:
દરિયાઈ અબલખ
Hindi:
दरिया गजपाँव
Malayalam:
മണ്ണാത്തിപ്പക്ഷി
Marathi:
कालव फोड्या, शंखिनी, घोंघल्या फोडी
Nepali:
सिपी चरा
Tamil:
சிப்பிபிடிப்பான்

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Taxanomy

CHARADRIIFORMES
HAEMATOPODIDAE
Haematopus ostralegus

Quick Facts

It is the national bird of Faroe Islands.