BirdUp · Species
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosusGould, 1845
Least ConcernEndemic
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Haematopodidae
- Genus
- Haematopus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The sooty oystercatcher is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird endemic to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries. All of its feathers are black. It has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Coastal Australia and Tasmania
- Non-breeding range
- Same as breeding range; largely sedentary.
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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