Sooty Oystercatcher

Sooty Oystercatcher

Taxobox
name = Sooty Oystercatcher
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1



regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Charadriiformes
familia = Haematopodidae
genus = "Haematopus"
species = "H. fuliginosus"
binomial = "Haematopus fuliginosus"
binomial_authority = Gould, 1845

The Sooty Oystercatcher, "Haematopus fuliginosus", is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird native to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries.

All of its feathers are black. It has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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