List of Birds of Tasmania - Oystercatchers

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prying open molluscs. Two species have been recorded from Tasmania.

  • Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris
  • Sooty Oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus

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