Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Oystercatchers :: Variable Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor

Described by: Forster, J. R. (1844)
Alternate common name(s): New Zealand Oystercatcher, New Zealand Sooty Oystercatcher, Northern Oystercatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Waipu, North Island, New Zealand - Jan, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  New Zealand - 2003 © Colin Clark  Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand - Sep 27, 2004 © Jan Hartog  New Zealand - Nov, 1993 © Martin Kramer 
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Range

New Zealand;
North Island, South Island and Stewart Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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