Haematopus

Translingual

Haematopus ostralegus

Etymology

haemato- (“blood”, from Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîma)) +‎ Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”), literally “blood-eye”.

Proper noun

Haematopus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Haematopodidae – the oystercatchers.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Haematopus ater, Haematopus bachmani, Haematopus chathamensis, Haematopus finschi, Haematopus fuliginosus, Haematopus leucopodus, Haematopus longirostris, Haematopus moquini, Haematopus ostralegus, Haematopus palliatus, Haematopus unicolor (species)
  • †Haematopus meadewaldoi (extinct species)

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• Haematopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Haematopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Haematopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons