Australian Pied Oystercatcher at Tanja, NSW
Identification history
| Haematopus longirostris | 14 Jul 2018 | RossMannell |
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This bird was by itself. At first I thought it was standing on one leg as they sometimes do but then I saw it hopping along. It seems to have lost a leg. There was no sign of another bird.
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Location information
- Places Tanja, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- RossMannell Recorded by
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Species information
- Haematopus longirostris Scientific name
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 67.3m Recorded at altitude