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Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris
Family
Oystercatchers
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
pieoys1, PIOY, APOY
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyOystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
SpeciesHaematopus longirostris
Codespieoys1, PIOY, APOY
Identification

The Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a member of the Oystercatchers family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code pieoys1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Oystercatchers
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
South Island Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus chathamensis
Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Pied Oystercatcher photo
(c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Cools

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Haematopus longirostris

Family: Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: pieoys1