# Oystercatcher birds of Puerto Rico

Canonical source: https://birdsofpuertorico.com/family/oystercatcher

Browsing group in the Birds of Puerto Rico guide; not necessarily a formal taxonomic family.

Several shorebirds, notable for their long, flattened, orange-red bills, constituting the genus Haematopus, family Haematopodidae. Found in temperate to tropical parts of the world, oystercatchers are stout-bodied birds measuring 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 inches) long, with thick, pinkish legs; long, pointed wings; and a long, wedge-shaped bill. Their plumage varies from black and white, including a bold white wing patch, to entirely black.

## Species in this group

- [American Oystercatcher](https://birdsofpuertorico.com/bird/112/American-Oystercatcher.md): Haematopus palliatus.