Eurasian Oystercatcher

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25928
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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Summary

Eurasian Oystercatcher is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month, #1,337 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eurasian Oystercatcher received the Q25378630[3].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[6].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is classified within Haematopus[7].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's scientific name is Haematopus ostralegus[8].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's Commons category is recorded as Haematopus ostralegus[9].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Haematopus ostralegus[10].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's Commons gallery is recorded as Haematopus ostralegus[11].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[12].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eurasian Oystercatcher'}[16].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Austernfischer'}[17].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Tjaldur'}[18].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ostrero euroasiático'}[19].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Huîtrier pie'}[20].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Beccaccia di mare'}[21].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Scholekster'}[22].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Strandskade'}[23].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Tjeld'}[24].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кулик-сорока'}[25].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミヤコドリ'}[26].
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Bonttobie (Bontoestervanger)'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Eurasian Oystercatcher is Haematopus ostralegus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Haematopus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Austernfischer'}[17], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Tjaldur'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ostrero euroasiático'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Huîtrier pie'}[20], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Beccaccia di mare'}[21].

Identifiers

Eurasian Oystercatcher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4843[28]. Eurasian Oystercatcher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31908[29]. Eurasian Oystercatcher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7788295[30]. Eurasian Oystercatcher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176469[31].

Why It Matters

Eurasian Oystercatcher ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month, #1,337 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Eurasian Oystercatcher receive?

Honors received include Q25378630[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . jordsand.de. Retrieved . jordsand.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. 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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d 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
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