Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Oystercatchers :: Magellanic Oystercatcher

Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus

Described by: Garnot (1826)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

New Island, Falkland Islands - Feb, 2001 © Stuart MacKay  New Island, Falkland Islands - Nov 13, 2004 © Michael G. Shepard  New Island, Falkland Islands - Nov 13, 2004 © Michael G. Shepard  Carcass Island, Falkland Islands - Nov 13, 2004 © Michael G. Shepard  Chile - Jan 25, 2007 © Nancy Bell 
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Range

S. South America;
Coasts of c. Chile n. to Llanquihue and s. Argentina n. to Chubut s. to Tierra del Fuego and islands of Cape Horn and the Falkland Is.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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