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 1 species which occurs in Cape Verde.
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Cape Verde