Eurasian Oystercatcher

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25928
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Summary

Eurasian Oystercatcher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,801 views/month, #1,337 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Seevogel des Jahres[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[5]
  • Parent taxon: Haematopus[6]
  • Taxon name: Haematopus ostralegus[7]
  • Commons category: Haematopus ostralegus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Haematopus ostralegus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Haematopus ostralegus[10]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[11]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
  • Taxon common name: Eurasian Oystercatcher[15], Austernfischer[16], Tjaldur[17], Ostrero euroasiático[18], Huîtrier pie[19], Beccaccia di mare[20], Scholekster[21], Strandskade[22], Tjeld[23], Кулик-сорока[24], ミヤコドリ[25], Bonttobie (Bontoestervanger)[26], strandskata[27], meriharakka[28]
  • Wingspan: 0.82 m[29]
  • Mass: 46.7 g[30], 518 g[31]

Body

Identifiers

Eurasian Oystercatcher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4843[32]. Eurasian Oystercatcher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31908[33]. Eurasian Oystercatcher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7788295[34]. Eurasian Oystercatcher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176469[35].

Why It Matters

Eurasian Oystercatcher has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Eurasian Oystercatcher receive?

Honors received include Seevogel des Jahres[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . jordsand.de. Retrieved . jordsand.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Near Threatened
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Critically Endangered, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  2. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3.2'}
    Parent taxon → Haematopus
    Regional conservation status → Near Threatened
    Taxon range → Nanling Mountains, Africa, Burkina Faso
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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