- with
discrete po****tions of all
black oystercatchers being afforded specific status but pied
oystercatchers being considered one
single species. The...
- (1996). The
Oystercatcher: From
Individuals to Po****tions. Oxford:
Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198546474 "UK's
oldest known Oystercatchers discovered...
- mollusks.
Although they are
called oystercatchers, no
record exists of a bird
breaking open a
healthy oyster.
Oystercatchers raise a
clutch of two or three...
- a
distinctive loud piping, very
similar to
Eurasian oystercatchers. As the
Eurasian oystercatcher is a
migratory species they only
occur as a vagrant...
-
inactive and can be seen
resting and
awaiting tidal reversal.
Since black oystercatchers are territorial,
especially during the
nesting season, they can readily...
- the s**** with,
oystercatchers will band
together to mob a
perceived threat.
juvenile adult feeding juvenile The pied
oystercatcher is
considered federally...
-
northernmost oystercatchers have
significantly more
white on
their bodies than
those of
southern origin. All
Stewart Island variable oystercatchers are black...
- species. The
Canary Islands oystercatcher was of
similar size as its relatives, the
African and
Eurasian oystercatchers, or
about 43 cm (17 in). It was...
- the
sooty oystercatcher has all
black plumage, with pink-red legs and
scarlet or orange-red bill and eyes. The
heaviest of all
oystercatchers, the sooty...
-
South Island oystercatchers.
Larvae which infect ****les are
eaten by the birds,
which in turn lay eggs and are
excreted by the
oystercatchers. The eggs...
