美洲蛎鹬

分类位置

同属物种

非洲黑蛎鹬

African Oystercatcher

美洲黑蛎鹬

Black Oystercatcher

黑蠣鷸

Blackish Oystercatcher

加那利黑蠣鷸

Canary Islands Oystercatcher

Chatham Islands Oystercatcher

Chatham Islands Oystercatcher

蛎鹬

Eurasian Oystercatcher

形态与习性

The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby claimed that he had observed the bird eating oysters. The current population of American oystercatchers is estimated to be 50,000 – 99,999 mature individuals. There are estimated to be 1,500 breeding pairs along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the US. The bird is marked by