Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prying open molluscs. In North Carolina, one species has been recorded.
- American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of North Carolina