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South Island Pied Oystercatcher

Pied oystercatchers looking for worms
Pied Oystercatcher eating a worm
Pied Oystercatcher taking a worm to be washed
South island pied oystercatchers in flight

Scientific name: Haematopus finschi
Common names: New Zealand pied oystercatcher, Finsch’s oystercatcher, tōrea, torea, SIPO, South Island oystercatcher
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae
New Zealand status: Endemic

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