Canarian Oystercatcher
Haematopus meadewaldoi
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Haematopodidae
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.
L'Huîtrier des Canaries (Haematopus meadewaldoi) est une espèce éteinte d'oiseaux Charadriiformes de la famille des Haematopodidae. C'est une limicole qui vivait dans les îles Canaries. Le dernier spécimen récolté date de 1913.
El ostrero unicolor canario (Haematopus meadewaldoi) es una especie extinta de ave caradriforme de la familia Haematopodidae. Era endémica de Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, el islote de Lobos y el archipiélago Chinijo, en las Islas Canarias, España. Etimología y nombres comunes El nombre del género, Haematopus, es un término griego latinizado para "pies rojos" (de (h)aimato- (αίματό-), '"sangre-" y -p(o)us (πουϛ), "pie").
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionCanary Islands oystercatcher, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
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