Magellanic Oystercatcher
A species of Oystercatchers Scientific name : Haematopus leucopodus Genus : Oystercatchers
Magellanic Oystercatcher, A species of Oystercatchers
Botanical name: Haematopus leucopodus
Genus: Oystercatchers
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Description General Info
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The Magellanic oystercatcher has a length between 42 and 46 cm (17 and 18 in). The male weighs around 600 g (21 oz) and the female is a little heavier. This bird has a long, orange beak, yellow eye and eye ring, and yellow legs. The head, breast, back, wings and tail are black and the underparts are white, as are the feathers on the inner part of the wing which can be seen in flight. It is very similar in appearance to the American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), but can be distinguished by the yellow ring of bare skin that surrounds its yellow eye and the white secondary feathers. No other species of oystercatcher has these two features, and it is also the only New World species to have a black rather than a brown back. The call is similar to other oystercatchers, a repeated high-pitched "pee-pee". 
Size
46 cm
Feeding Habits
Magellanic Oystercatcher primarily consumes mussels, limpets, crabs, marine polychaetes, earthworms, and insect larvae. It employs varied foraging techniques like hammering, prising, probing, and stabbing. Occasionally forms large flocks up to 150 individuals when not breeding.
Habitat
The magellanic Oystercatcher predominantly inhabits coastal areas, favoring environments such as beaches and rocky shores. These birds are also found in inland and upland grasslands, along with the peripheries of freshwater pools. Seasonal movements are observed as they typically migrate to coastal regions during winter, forming large flocks on various coastal substrates.
Dite type
Aquatic invertebrate eater
General Info
Distribution Area
This species is native to the southern tip of South America. Its range includes southern Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and other nearby islands, and the Falkland Islands. It is present on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands but its status there is unclear. It breeds inland on upland grasslands but lives on the coast outside breeding season.
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Shorebirds Family
Oystercatchers Genus
Oystercatchers Species
Magellanic Oystercatcher 
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