Robert Siegel
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Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)

Species on page (6 out of 11 extant species):

+ American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
+ Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
+ Black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
+ Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
+ Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)

+ African oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)

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Galápagos

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

Jewelry and black nail polish

Texas 2024

American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Texas 2024
April 7, 2024
Canon R5

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Has anyone seen any oysters?

galapagos

Santiago Island, Galápagos
Canon Rebel T1i, August 2, 2010
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Catching oysters

galapagos

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
North Seymour, Galápagos
Canon 7Dmark2
June 24, 2015

Oyster catcher

galapagos

Oyster catcher
Isabela Island
Galápagos 2018
July 10, 2018
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Oyster catchers

galapagos

Oyster catchers
Isabela Island
Galápagos 2018
July 10, 2018
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Oyster catcher in surf

galapagos

Oyster catchers
Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island
Galápagos 2018
July 10, 2018
Canon 7Dmarkii
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Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)

Tasmania

Catching Oysters

tasmania
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Friendly Beaches
March, 2012

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Pied

oyster catcher
Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Port Arthur, Tasmania
September 13, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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Two pied flyed

oyster catcher
Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Bruny Island, Tasmania
September 1, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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When oysters are your dream

oyster catcher
Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Bruny Island, Tasmania
September 3, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
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Black oyster catcher (Haematopus bachmani)

Oyster catcher

oyster catcher

Black oyster catcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Monterey Aquarium
October 11, 2014
Año Nuevo Docent Day

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Oystercatcher

shoreline park

Black oyster catcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Shoreline Park
June, 2026
Canon R5m2

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Oystercatcher

shoreline park

Black oyster catcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Shoreline Park
June, 2026
Canon R5m2

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African oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini)

Two oystercatchers

African oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Danger Point
March 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

In pursuit of oysters

giants causeway
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
September 14, 2017
Canon 7Dmark2

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Catching oysters

iceland 2019
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
, Iceland
September 8, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

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Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)

Oystercatcher

new zealand

Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Matiu / Somes Island
New Zealand 2022
December 11, 2022
Canon R5
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Oyster catcher with limpet

new zealand

Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Matiu / Somes Island
New Zealand 2022
December 11, 2022
Canon R5
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African oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)

Two oystercatchers

African oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini)
Family: Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
Danger Point
March 9, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2

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Last modified: June 24, 2026
Created: January 6, 2012
contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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