South Island Oystercatcher
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BirdUp · Species

South Island Oystercatcher

Haematopus finschiMartens, GH, 1897

Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Commonness
Very common
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The South Island oystercatcher or South Island pied oystercatcher is one of two common oystercatcher species found in New Zealand. Its name is often contracted to the acronym "SIPO". The indigenous Māori name is tōrea. The scientific name commemorates the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
Inland South I. (New Zealand)
Non-breeding range
To coastal North and Stewart is. (New Zealand)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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