Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostrisVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) Pied Oystercatcher
The Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: coastal, in far southeastern Indonesia, southern New Guinea including Aru islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and coastal Australia (including Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Haematopus longirostris
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied Oystercatcher
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- 'Australasie ' = New South Wales apud Mathews.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 15 p.410
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Blackish Oystercatcher
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Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Canary Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus meadewaldoi
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus chathamensis
Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
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