Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Russia.
- Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
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