WoRMS taxon details
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758
147436 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147436)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Length: 40-44 cm. Plumage: brownish black to black above to chest; tip of tail black; white below and on back, rump and...
Description Length: 40-44 cm. Plumage: brownish black to black above to chest; tip of tail black; white below and on back, rump and base of tail feathers; white band in rear of wing; white stripe at base of throat in non-breeding plumage and young birds. Immature browner than adult. Bare parts: iris red; bill orange-red, brown in immature; eyering orange-red ; feet and legs robust, pink, greyer in immature. Habitat: mainly sandy marine beaches. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2025). Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147436 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request]basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 40-44 cm. Plumage: brownish black to black above to chest; tip of tail black; white below and on back, rump and base of tail feathers; white band in rear of wing; white stripe at base of throat in non-breeding plumage and young birds. Immature browner than adult. Bare parts: iris red; bill orange-red, brown in immature; eyering orange-red ; feet and legs robust, pink, greyer in immature. Habitat: mainly sandy marine beaches. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | laraska e detit | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Стридояд | [details] |
| Danish | strandskade | [details] |
| Dutch | scholekster | [details] |
| English | oystercatcherEurasian oystercatcher Eurasian oyster catcher | [details] |
| French | huîtrier pie | [details] |
| German | Austernfischer | [details] |
| Hebrew | שלצדף | [details] |
| Icelandic | tjaldur | [details] |
| Italian | beccaccia di mare | [details] |
| Japanese | ミヤコドリ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | jūršarkė | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ευρωπαϊκός Στρειδοφάγος | [details] |
| Norwegian | tjeld | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tjeld | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | tjeld | [details] |
| Polish | ostrygojad | [details] |
| Romanian | scoicarul | [details] |
| Russian | Кули́к-соро́ка (обыкнове́нный кули́к-соро́ка)кулик-сорокаили кривокили камский кулик | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | roilleach | [details] |
| Slovenian | školjkarica | [details] |
| Spanish | ostrero euroasiático | [details] |
| Swedish | strandskata | [details] |
| Turkish | poyraz kuşupoyraz kusu | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-сорока | [details] |
| Welsh | pioden fôr | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (563 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haematopus ostralegus)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers), USNM 554122, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (563 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haematopus ostralegus)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 63 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers), USNM 554122, carpometacarpus, dorsal)
To PESI
To ITIS
