Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Loud, orange-billed, and unmistakable. Pries open shellfish with a tool no postal worker could match.
- Populasi
- ~500,000–1,030,000 mature individuals (three subspecies combined), declining
- Habitat
- Breeds on coastal saltmarshes, sand and shingle beaches, dunes, rocky/short-grass cliff-tops, and inland on lowland plains near rivers, lakes, and farmland; winters mainly on estuarine mudflats, saltmarshes, and rocky/sandy shores
- Fakta menarik
- Individual Eurasian Oystercatchers specialize in one of two distinct bill techniques for opening shellfish — hammering/stabbing (broad bill tip) or prising, or digging for worms (pointed bill tip) — a skill learned from a parent and reflected in the shape of the bill tip.
- Sebaran
- Breeds across western Europe (including Iceland) through Scandinavia and northwestern Russia to Kamchatka, China, and Korea; winters from southern Europe and North Africa to West Africa, and Asian populations winter from southwest Asia and India to eastern China
- Makanan
- Primarily bivalve molluscs such as mussels and cockles, pried or hammered open with its strong bill, plus earthworms and other invertebrates dug from soft ground; despite the name, true oysters make up only a minor part of the diet
- Ukuran
- 0,43 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,82 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
