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Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

Description:

Very similar to the common pied oystercatcher found in Europe, but its range covers Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands. They are very aggressive when nesting, and will even give chase to humans that come too close to their young. Fairly common.

Habitat:

Usually found along estuaries, sandy shores and lakes. They were quite common along the coast around Stanley.

Notes:

To me, they seemed larger than the oystercatchers that frequent the estuary near my home in the UK, but they're actually about the same length. I think they look bulkier than the European one. I spotted these while walking into Stanley from the harbour.

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5 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Awesome! I love the red beak!

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

very good spotting

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Super spotting.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Cool !! welcome back Laura :)

Elsa
Elsa 11 years ago

Nice Laura! Agree, they look bulkier. Maybe it's the chunky legs that do it?

LauraMaria
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LauraMaria

Falkland Islands

Spotted on Jan 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 19, 2013

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