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Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 562, February 404, March 310, April 372, May 246, June 233, July 177, August 218, September 229, October 302, November 449, December 559.
New Zealand4,061
Auckland Region708
Wellington Region596
Otago Region557
Canterbury Region442
Southland Region344
Tasman Region272
Waikato Region256
Northland Region234
Taranaki Region205

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

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

Sources

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Practise Variable Oystercatcher with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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