Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor

Least Concern

The Variable Oystercatcher is a shorebird of New Zealand and nearby islands. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Haematopodidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Variable Oystercatcher Range — Resident or seasonal range in New Zealand and nearby islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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