Pied oystercatcher

Pied oystercatcher
An adult walking along a coastline in Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Haematopus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693647A93416823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693647A93416823.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.