European Oystercatcher
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European Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Taroko National Park
1 Verified records at Taroko National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian oystercatcher or European oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It has striking black and white plumage, a long straight orange-red bill, red eyes and relatively short dull pink legs. The sexes are similar in appearance but the bill of the female is longer than that of the male. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with four subspecies breeding in western Europe, central Eurosiberia, Kamchatka, China, and the western coast of Korea. No other oystercatcher occurs within this area. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Little Tern
LC

Little Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula albifrons

<5% · Rare
Kentish Plover
LC

Kentish Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius alexandrinus

<5% · Rare
Oriental Pratincole
LC

Oriental Pratincole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glareola maldivarum

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

<5% · Rare
Grey-tailed Tattler
LC

Grey-tailed Tattler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa brevipes

<5% · Rare
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

<5% · Rare
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

<5% · Rare
Greater Sandplover
LC

Greater Sandplover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius leschenaultii

<5% · Rare
Black-naped Tern
LC

Black-naped Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna sumatrana

Insufficient data
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Insufficient data
Red-necked Stint
NT

Red-necked Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ruficollis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of European Oystercatcher at Taroko National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
2 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
3 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
50–60%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
10 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
14 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
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