Image: Pied Oystercatcher

Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris, with egg.

Photographer:

Glen Threlfo

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Common name:

Pied Oystercatcher

Scientific name:

Haematopus longirostris

Family:

Haematopodidae

Order:

Charadriiformes

Last Updated: 23 June 2010

Tags egg, nest, shorebird, oystercatcher, brooding, breeding,