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[[Image:Blackish_Oystercatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Marc Guyt''']] | [[Image:Blackish_Oystercatcher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Marc Guyt''']] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Dark, brownish-black back, yellow eye, red eye-ring, dull pink legs. | ||
Similar to the [[Black Oystercatcher]] of the Northern Pacific coast. | Similar to the [[Black Oystercatcher]] of the Northern Pacific coast. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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A monotypic species. | A monotypic species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rocky shores. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It nests on the ground or on rocks. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Haematopus+ater}} | {{GSearch|Haematopus+ater}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Haematopus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Haematopus]] |
Revision as of 17:31, 26 November 2008
- Haematopus ater
Identification
Dark, brownish-black back, yellow eye, red eye-ring, dull pink legs. Similar to the Black Oystercatcher of the Northern Pacific coast.
Distribution
Breeds from northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay.
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Rocky shores.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground or on rocks.
