List of Birds of Vanuatu - Oystercatchers

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 Vanuatu.

  • South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi (A)
  • Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor (A)

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