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Introduction
What the Black Oystercatcher Looks Like
The Black Oystercatcher has overall_color color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has above_color color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has head color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has face color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has below_color color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has back color of dark-brown.
The Black Oystercatcher has bill color of orange-red.
The Black Oystercatcher has wing color of dark-brown.
The Black Oystercatcher has belly color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has tail color of dark-brown.
The Black Oystercatcher has eyering color of yellow.
The Black Oystercatcher has chest color of blackish.
The Black Oystercatcher has leg color of white.
The Black Oystercatcher has neck color of blackish.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Black Oystercatcher
Pictures of the Black Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by Just chaos, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by NatureShutterbug, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by brendan.lally….away, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by andrewj1882, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by Greg Schechter, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by thavs1, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by tylerkaraszewski, from flickr, licensed under CC
Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher by quinet, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Black Oystercatcher, The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) by Bernard Spragg, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Black Oystercatcher, Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) by Bernard Spragg, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Black Oystercatcher, Adult Black Oystercatcher and Juvenile at Boiler Bay by Eric Gropp, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Black Oystercatcher, The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) by Bernard Spragg, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Black Oystercatcher, Adult Black Oystercatcher and Juvenile at Boiler Bay by Eric Gropp, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Black Oystercatcher, New Brighton by Seabird NZ, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Black Oystercatcher, Birds of Waterville Beach by Myrtle26, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatchers Loafing on the Beach (1 of 3) by Ingrid Valda Taylar, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Black Oystercatcher, oystercatcher (2) by Wildlife Boy1, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatchers Loafing on the Beach (1 of 3) by Ingrid Valda Taylar, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Black Oystercatcher, Pair of Pied stilts in flight_0202b by gtveloce, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Black Oystercatcher
mainly forages close to low tide, sleeping at high tide.
Usually takes the mussel out of its shell and leaves the shell in situ when eating on mussel beds.
Jabs or hammers shells to open them.
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What the Black Oystercatcher Likes to Eat
The Black Oystercatcher feeds on the following:
- mussels
- limpets
- other shellfish
- whelks
- urchins
- crabs
- marine worms
- beetle larvae
Where To Find the Black Oystercatcher
You can find the Black Oystercatcher in the following habitats:
- Rocky coasts
- sea islets
- mudflats
- rocky shorelines
