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Common Name

Magellanic Oyster Catcher

Alternate Names

Common Type

Oyster Catcher

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Haematopodidae

Genus

Haemotopus

Species

leucopodus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Magellanic Oyster Catcher,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Freshwater land and sandy shores

Distribution and Range

Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands

Food

Inland feeds on worms and larvae, along the coast it forages for mussels, limpets, crabs and sea worms

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