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 3 species which occur in Chile.
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
Read more about this topic: Birds Of Chile