Black Oystercatchers are large-sized shorebirds that are found on the west coast of North America. They are all black, with bright orange-red bills and orange-pink legs.
Black Oystercatchers feed on marine invertebrates like mussels and limpets. They will also feed on larger prey like crabs. In other words, they don't necessarily specialize in just oysters!
We recently added two new species of oystercatcher to Birdorable: the Black Oystercatcher and the Eurasian Oystercatcher. These join our updated American Oystercatcher. Here are some interesting facts about this family of ... more
