Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

Large. Medium, straight bill. Sexes alike.

Adults: Upperparts and underparts entirely black. Eyering, bright red. Eye, yellow. Bill, bright red. Legs, pale yellow.

Immatures: Light adult but mantle, scapulars, wing-coverts, have brown fringes. In flight, underwing is paler. Eyering, orange-brown. Bill, dull red with blackish tip. Legs, dull pink.

Other Names (World)
Black Oystercatcher, American Black Oystercatcher

Family
Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)

Size
43 - 45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Audubon, 1838

Range (Guide)

Canada (B), Mexico (B), USA (B).

Population
Estimated population is 8,900 - 11,000 (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) [XC351803]
by Niels Krabbe from Washington (near Anacortes), Skagit County, Washington, United States (call)

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) [XC28275]
by Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site songbird research group from West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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