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Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor
Forster, JR, 1844
Ostrero Variable
Family: Haematopodidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Ostrero de Nueva Zelanda.


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Number of Photography: 2

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Photography ID: 147174
  Adult
Moteuka
Nelson
New Zealand
04/06/2016
Susana Gomez


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Number of Records: 12



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
112176419/10/2019New ZealandCanterburyAkaroaHugo Caverzasi
112172618/10/2019New ZealandOtagoRoyal Albatross Centre, DunedinHugo Caverzasi
112171418/10/2019New ZealandOtagoKatiki Point Wildlife ReserveHugo Caverzasi
112123717/10/2019New ZealandSouthlandUlva´s Island, Stewart IslandHugo Caverzasi
112119316/10/2019New ZealandSouthlandOban, Stewart IslandHugo Caverzasi
112128615/10/2019New ZealandSouthlandMilford Sound, Fiorland National ParkHugo Caverzasi
112099009/10/2019New ZealandCanterburyPeninsula Seal Colony, KaikouraHugo Caverzasi
112041607/10/2019New ZealandAucklandMangere Lagoon, Manukau CityHugo Caverzasi
111939205/10/2019New ZealandAucklandMiranda Shorebirds Centre, MirandaHugo Caverzasi
111865604/10/2019New ZealandAucklandTawharanui Regional ParkHugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.