Oystercatcher in the rain. The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or palaearctic oystercatche

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Oystercatcher in the rain. The Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or palaearctic oystercatcher,[2] or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area. This oystercatcher is the national bird of the Faroe Islands.

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Keywords: bird, birds, breeding, common, eurasian, faroe, haematopodidae, haematopus, iceland, islands, nature, natuur, nest, nesting, ostralegus, oystercatcher, palaearctic, pied, scholekster, vogel, vogels