Image: Pied Oystercatchers mating

Pied Oystercatchers, Haematopus longirostris, mating on sandy shore.

Photographer:

J Fields

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Pied Oystercatcher

Scientific name:

Haematopus longirostris

Family:

Haematopodidae

Order:

Charadriiformes

Last Updated: 18 March 2010

Tags pied oystercatcher, birds, shore birds, identification,