Pied oystercatcher
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This article is about an Australian shorebird. For the shorebird from Europe and Asia sometimes called "common pied oystercatcher", see Eurasian oystercatcher.
The pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) 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 (H. finschi) occurs in New Zealand.
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Pied oystercatcher | |
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An adult walking along a coastline in Victoria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Charadriiformes |
Family: | Haematopodidae |
Genus: | Haematopus |
Species: | H. longirostris |
Binomial name | |
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817 | |
Distribution within Australasia (green) |
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