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Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Vieillot, 1817
Haematopus longirostris, the Australian pied oystercatcher, is a distinctive black-and-white wading bird that feeds on bivalves on sandy coastlines.
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
Haematopus fuliginosus, the sooty oystercatcher, is a large black oystercatcher endemic to rocky Australian shores.
Variable Oystercatcher
Haematopus unicolor J.R.Forster, 1844
Haematopus unicolor, the variable oystercatcher, is a polymorphic shorebird endemic to New Zealand with variable plumage.
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Haematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826
Magellanic oystercatcher is a black-and-white wading bird native to the southern tip of South America with distinctive feeding and distraction behaviors.
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi G.H.Martens, 1897
The South Island oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) is a large black-and-white wader endemic to New Zealand that feeds heavily on New Zealand cockles.
Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater Vieillot, 1825
Haematopus ater, the blackish oystercatcher, is a dark shorebird with a red bill found along South American rocky coasts.
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus chathamensis E.Hartert, 1927
Haematopus chathamensis, the Chatham Islands oystercatcher, is a black-and-white wader found only on New Zealand's Chatham Islands.
Ibisbill
Ibidorhyncha struthersii Vigors, 1832
Ibidorhyncha struthersii, the ibisbill, is a distinctive bird found across stony Central Asian river valleys.
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837
Himantopus leucocephalus, the pied stilt, is a long-legged waterbird found across Oceania and parts of Asia.
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae Gould, 1841
Himantopus novaezelandiae, the black stilt, is a rare New Zealand wader now restricted to breeding in South Island braided rivers.
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Himantopus himantopus, the black-winged stilt, is a long-legged wading bird with distinct plumage patterns and expanding breeding range in Europe.
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776)
Himantopus mexicanus, the black-necked stilt, is a North and South American wading bird with distinct black-and-white plumage and long pink legs.
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Vieillot, 1816
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae, the red-necked avocet, is a nomadic Australian wading waterbird with an upcurved bill.
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758
Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet) is a distinctive black-and-white wader with a fragmented Palearctic distribution.
Andean Avocet
Recurvirostra andina Philippi & Landbeck, 1861
Recurvirostra andina is an Andean avocet with distinct plumage, likely the heaviest species in the Recurvirostridae family.
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789
Recurvirostra americana, the American avocet, is a North American wading bird with distinctive physical traits, calls, distribution, and feeding habits.
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816)
Banded stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, is a nomadic Australian wader bird with a distinctive chestnut breast band.
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot, 1819
Stercorarius longicaudus is the smallest skua species, with distinct identifying features for adults and tricky-to-identify juveniles.
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Stercorarius parasiticus, the parasitic jaeger, is a small migratory skua that breeds in northern Eurasia and North America.
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)
Stercorarius pomarinus (pomarine jaeger) is a medium-large jaeger with three plumage morphs, often hard to distinguish from parasitic jaegers.
Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis Bonaparte, 1857
This is a description of the Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis, covering its appearance, distribution, habitat, and reproductive behavior.
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki H.Saunders, 1893
Stercorarius maccormicki, the south polar skua, is a large migratory seabird that breeds on Antarctic coasts.
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764)
Stercorarius skua, the great skua, is a large brown seabird with distinct physical traits that can be tricky to tell apart from related southern hemisphere skuas.
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus (R.Lesson, 1831)
Stercorarius antarcticus, the brown skua, is the heaviest skua, with documented size, weight, and unexpected cognitive and social behavior toward humans.
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