oystercatcher

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a kind of bird – wading shore bird – {a general name given to a group of wading birds} medium-sized with all black feathers, or black on the outer-side and white on the underside, small head with a long pointed, sharp (blade-like) edged red beak (bill), medium-sized tail, medium-sized white, pink or red legs; size: 1½-2 feet long, and weight: 500-750 grams; feeds on (eats) (inland species) earthworms and insect larvae, and (coastal & rocky shores species) shellfish, crabs and fish; lives for 12-15 years; 11-14 species found world-wide, except in the cold polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South-east Asia
Different species have different coloured feathers, but mostly completely black or black  or brown on the back and white on the underside. The legs are either pink or white or red. The beak (bill), however, is mostly red, or pinkish red in some species.