Variable oystercatcher

Variable oystercatcher
	Mottled variant
	black variant
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Haematopodidae
Genus:	Haematopus
Species:	H. unicolor
Binomial name
	Haematopus unicolor; Forster, 1844

The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is tōrea-pango. They are also known as 'red bills'.^[2]

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Haematopus unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693651A93417021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693651A93417021.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Haematopus unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693651A93417021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693651A93417021.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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