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