Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,726
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sooty oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird endemic to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries. All of its feathers are black. It has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sooty oystercatcher”.