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American Black Oystercatcher

Animals; Birds

The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Black Oystercatcher, is a conspicuous black bird found on the shoreline of western North America.

The Eurasian 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 is the ...

Greater Painted Snipe

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The Greater Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis, is a species of wader in the family Rostratulidae. It is found in marshes in Africa, India, Pakistan, and South-east Asia.

Wilson's Snipe

Animals; Birds

Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Common Snipe, G. Gallinago. Their breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, ...

Common Snipe

Animals; Birds

The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia.

Jack Snipe

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The Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes, which is quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks. Their ...

Ruff

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The Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge ...