Canary Islands oystercatcher name "lapero" ("limpet-eater") was also used, possibly on Alegranza.(Bannerman 1963) The Canary Islands oystercatcher was in all likelihood a bird of the rocky shore rather than sandy beaches; although it might have been driven from the latter as they were much more utilized by humans – which it tended to avoid (Bannerman 1963). What is known about its feeding habits indicates that had always been less commonly found in beach habitat. As with all oystercatchers, its diet consisted of small molluscs and crustaceans rather than oysters. Especially the limpets "Patella candei", "Patella piperata", and "Patella" cf. "ulyssiponensis", as well as
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