Canary Islands Oystercatcher
Canary Islands Oystercatcher (<em>Haematopus meadewaldoi</em>) is a species of Oystercatchers (<em>Haematopodidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Canary Islands Oystercatcher (Haematopus meadewaldoi) is a species of Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Haematopus; binomial: Haematopus meadewaldoi; authority: Bannerman, 1913.
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extinct in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Recent DNA studies suggest that the extinct Canary Islands Oystercatcher may be a melanistic morph or a subspecies of H. ostralegus (Senfeld et al. 2019), but see Collar et al. (2021) for arguments to retain it as a distinct species.
