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Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 492, February 380, March 369, April 438, May 378, June 436, July 355, August 391, September 540, October 624, November 566, December 655.
Australia5,624
New South Wales2,019
Queensland919
Tasmania891
Victoria738
Western Australia654
South Australia350
Other Territories37
Northern Territory16
Indonesia1

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyOystercatchers · Haematopodidae
GenusOystercatchers · Haematopus

Sources

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