Monday, June 26, 2017

VARIABLE OYSTERCATCHER

Photographed at Shakespeare Regional Park, June 2017
1185                VARIABLE OYSTERCATCHER             Haematopus unicolor 

NEW ZEALAND                15

An uncommon endemic found around the coast of both Islands. 48 cm. Breeds on rocky and sandy coasts, occasionally on shores of coastal lakes; some birds gather in estuaries in autumn and winter.



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