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Common Name

Blackish Oyster Catcher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Oyster Catcher

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Haematopodidae

Genus

Haemotopus

Species

ater

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Falklands

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Rocky shores of intertidal zones and in rockpools and pebble beaches.

Distribution and Range

Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands and Peru

Food

Forages for mussels, limpets, crabs and sea worms

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