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South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 1,839 |
|---|---|
| Canterbury Region | 580 |
| Otago Region | 320 |
| Auckland Region | 279 |
| Waikato Region | 142 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 121 |
| Southland Region | 121 |
| Tasman Region | 76 |
| West Coast Region | 58 |
| Northland Region | 46 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Oystercatchers · Haematopodidae |
| Genus | Oystercatchers · Haematopus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise South Island Pied Oystercatcher with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.