Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758
(Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHaematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)
FamilyCHARADRIIDAE (plovers)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher) :
1: Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
resting on jetty
Image 1: Lateral view
2: Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)
7 Apr 2015 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
adults, feeding
Image 1: FeedingImage 2: Pair feeding
3: Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)
30 Nov 2014 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
feeding, on mudflats
Image 1: Displaying, on mudflatsImage 2: Displaying, on mudflats (2)Image 3: Displaying, on mudflats (3)Image 4: Feeding, on mudflatsImage 5: Feeding, on mudflats (2)Image 6: Feeding, on mudflats (3)Image 7: On mudflatsImage 8: On mudflats (2)Image 9: On mudflats (3)Image 10: On mudflats (4)Image 11: On mudflats (5)Image 12: On mudflats (6)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Lane, M. 2006 Adult Oystercatcher ’piping’ Vol 17 (6) Page: 431
Sterry, P. 2004 Male Oystercatcher Vol 16, No 2 Page: 125

Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Haematopus ostralegus (Oystercatcher, Eurasian Oystercatcher)
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