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Canarian Oystercatcher

Haematopus meadewaldoi

Classification

Class
Aves

The Canary Islands oystercatcher, Canarian oystercatcher, or Canarian black oystercatcher (Haematopus meadewaldoi) is an extinct shorebird of uncertain taxonomy endemic to Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and their offshore islets (Islote de Lobos and the Chinijo Archipelago) in the Canary Islands in Spain. Its population declined sharply beginning in the 1800s due primarily to overharvesting by humans of their shared food sources in the intertidal zone. Since the 1940s, the Canary Islands oystercatcher has been considered to be extinct.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog