Black oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani

Identification Tips:

• Large shorebird
• Bright orange, long, thick bill
• Plumage entirely black
• Pink legs
• Yellow eye
• Orange orbital ring
• Juvenile like adult but bill has dark tip and plumage is browner

Similar species:

The striking black plumage, large size, and bright orange bill make this bird quite unlike any other.