BirdUp · Species
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostrisVieillot, 1817
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Haematopodidae
- Genus
- Haematopus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The pied oystercatcher is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird native to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. The similar South Island pied oystercatcher occurs in New Zealand.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Coastal far east Lesser Sundas, Tanimbar and Kai Is. (south-east Moluccas), coastal Australia and Tasmania
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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