Haematopus ostralegus

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 26.02.2025

musta-valge sulestiku ja tugeva punase nokaga valjuhäälne rannikulind

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ID 618135 Last modified 10.08.2022

Domain classified zoology

merisk

meriski former

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

must-valge sulestikuga ja punase noka ning jalgadega veelind
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- Kiivitajast veidi suurem, pikkus 40–45 cm, tiibade siruulatus 80–86 cm. Sulestik kontrastselt must-valge, nokk, jalad ja silmarõngas punased. Elutseb erinevat tüüpi randadel, meresaartel, mõnel pool ka suuremate siseveekogude kallastel. Toitub rannajoonel ussidest, limustest, vähkidest,mõnikord otsib ussikesiveekogust eemal. Pesa teeb klibule või madalamurusele rannaniidule, kurnas on enamasti 3 muna. Häälitseb pidevalt ja valjult.

a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae
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- Common, conspicuous, and often noisy large wader (shorebird) of varied coastal habitats, especially beaches and mudflats; also nearby fields and locally inland. Winter flocks number locally in hundreds. Probes in mud and uses its bill to pry open shellfish (mainly mussels and cockles, not oysters). Distinctive, with boldly pied plumage, long bright orange-red bill, thick pinkish legs. In flight shows broad white wing stripe, white rump and tail with broad black tail tip.

merisk

meriski former

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Eurasian Oystercatcher

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Official English names of birds are capitalized, as is the current practice in ornithology (e.g., Yellow-throated Warbler).

Haematopus ostralegus