Magellanic oystercatcher

Magellanic oystercatcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae
Genus: Haematopus
Species:
H. leucopodus
Binomial name
Haematopus leucopodus
Garnot, 1826

The Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands in freshwater lake and sandy shore habitats.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Haematopus leucopodus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693669A93417744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693669A93417744.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.