Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor] (Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher)

Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher

Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor] (= Haematopus ostralegus) Linnaeus, C 1758

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Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Haematopodidae
Genus:
   Haematopus
Scientific:
  Haematopus ostralegus

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.152

Protonym:
Haematopus Ostralegus

Type locality:
Europe and America = Oland, from first reference.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/171/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4C4D040DC83628BB

Avibase ID:
avibase-4C4D040D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4C4D040D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176469

Geographic range:

Haematopus ostralegus: breeds coastally and inland from Iceland eastward to Kamchatka and southward to southern Europe and central and northeastern Asia; winters to coasts of tropical Africa, southern Asia, and eastern China
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus: Iceland and Scandinavia to southern Europe; winters to Africa
Haematopus ostralegus [longipes or buturlini]: Russia to Siberia and southward to Caspian Sea and Aral Sea
Haematopus ostralegus osculans: Kamchatka Peninsula and North Korea; winters eastern China
Haematopus meadewaldoi: formerly Canary Islands; extinct, last reported 1950
Haematopus moquini: coasts of southern Africa (northern Namibia to eastern Cape Province)
Haematopus finschi: highlands of South Island (New Zealand); winters to North Island
Haematopus longirostris: coastal Australia including Tasmania, and southern New Guinea, Aru, and Kai islands
Haematopus unicolor: coasts and islands of New Zealand
Haematopus chathamensis: Chatham Islands (Chatham, Mangere, Rangatira, and Pitt)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher
French:
Huîtrier pie, H. de Moquin ou H. variable

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor])
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Haematopus ostralegus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Haematopus ostralegus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Haematopus ostralegus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Bonttobie
Arabic: آكل المحار, آكل المحار رهيز
Asturian: Levantallámpares
Azerbaijani: Sağ-sağan cüllüt
Belarusian: Крывок
Bulgarian: Стридояд
Bengali: ইউরেশীয় ঝিনুকমার
Breton: Ar big-vor, Morbig, Pig-vor
Catalan: Alena, Garsa de mar, Garsa de mar.
Catalan (Balears): Garsa de mar.
Valencian: Alena
Czech: Ústricník jihoafrický, Ústricník velký, Ústričník velký, Ústřičník velký
Welsh: Bilcoch, Llymarchyn, Picoch, Pioden y môr, Piogen y môr, Sacr, Twm pib, Watryswn
Danish: Afrikansk Strandskade, Strandskade
German: Austernfischer
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Στρειδοφάγος, Στρειδοφάγος
Greek (Cypriot): Στρειδοφάγος
English: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian, African, Variable, Canary Islands, South Island, Pied or Chatham Oystercatcher, Oystercatcher, Pied Oystercatcher
Esperanto: hematopo
Spanish: Ostrero Común, Ostrero Euroasiático, Ostrero Negro Africano
Estonian: Merisk
Basque: Garsa de mar, Itsas mika
Finnish: Meriharakka, Mustameriharakka
Faroese: Gestur, Tjaldur
French: Huîtrier pie, Huîtrier pie, H. de Moquin ou H. variable
Frisian: Strânljip
Irish: Gobadán, Roilleach
Gaelic: Gille-Brìghde
Galician: Gabita, Garsa de mar
Manx: Bridgeen, Bridjeen, Garee Breck
Hebrew: שלצדף
Croatian: Oštrigar, Oštrigar kovač
Hungarian: Csigaforgató
Armenian: Կտցար Կաչաղակ
Icelandic: Tjaldur
Italian: Beccaccia di mare, Beccaccia di mare paleartica
Japanese (romaji): Miya kodori, miyakodori, Miyako-dori, Miyako-shigi
Japanese: ミヤコシギ, ミヤコドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 都鳥
Georgian: სირკაჭკჭი
Kazakh: Бізтұмсық, Сауысқан балшықшы
Korean: 검은머리물떼새
Korean (Transliteration): geomeun-meori-mul-tte-sae
Cornish: Morbyasen
Scientific: Haematopus [ostralegus, longirostris, finschi, moquini or unicolor], Haematopus [ostralegus, moquini or unicolor], Haematopus ostralegus, Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Luxembourgish: Mierkréi
Lithuanian: Jūrinė šarka, Juršarke
Latvian: Jūras žagata, Žagattārtiņš
Maori: Torea
Macedonian: Властелица остригер
Malay: Burung Kedidi Tiram
Maltese: Gallina tal-Baħar
Nepali: सिपी चरा
Dutch: Afrikaanse Zwarte Scholekster, Scholekster
Norwegian: Kjell, Tjeld
Polish: Ostrygojad, ostrygojad (zwyczajny)
Pinyin: lì-héng
Portuguese: Ostraceiro, Ostraceiro-europeu
Romansh: austrel
Romanian: Scoicar
Russian: Кулик-сорока, Кулик-сорока обыкновенный, Обыкновенный кулик-сорока
Scots: Gille brighde
Northern Sami: Cagán
Slovak: lastúrničiar strakatý
Slovenian: školjkarica
Albanian: Laraska e detit
Serbian: Ostrigar, šareni oštrigar, Остригар, Оштригар
Swedish: Strandskata
Swahili: Kizamichaza
Thai: นกกินหอยนางรม
Thai (Transliteration): nók kin-hŏaay-naaŋ-rom
Turkish: poyraz kuşu, Poyrazkuşu
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока
Vietnamese: Chim mò sò
Chinese: [li-heng], [li-yu], 蛎鹬, 蛎鹬, 蠣鴴, 蠣鷸
Chinese (Traditional): 蠣鷸
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 蠣鴴
Chinese (Taiwan): [li-heng], 蠣鴴