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American Oystercatchers and Black Skimmers

Changde Wu    2019-04-28


Although American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) and Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) looks somewhat similar, they are in totally different Family from scientific clasification point of view. The obvious difference is in the shape and color of their beaks. The beak of American oystercatcher has orange color and its upper and lower parts are the same length. In constrast, for Black skimmers, the beak has tow colors with the base orrange colored and the tip black colored; and more interestingly, the upper beak is much shorter than the lower part. These birds are only found along the coast area, and not common in most regions.


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P1 American oystercatcher, photoed in Massachussetts coast, 2017
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P2 American Oystercatcher, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P3 Juvenile oystercatcher, photoed in Florida, 2017
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P4 Oystercatcher Chick, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P5 Oystercatcher Flying, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P6 Oystercatcher Squad, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P7 Oystercatcher Squad, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P8 Oystercatcher Flying, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P9 A tern chasing ways Oystercatcher to protect its chicks, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P10 The colony of Black skimmers, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P11 Black skimmer flying, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P12 Black skimmers in sky, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018
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P13 Black skimmers in sky, photoed in Long Island, NY, 2018

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