Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) [XC859896]
by Marc Anderson from The Neck Rookery, Bruny, Tasmania, Australia (call)
Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) [XC759337]
by Peter Boesman from Murrays Beach, City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia (flight call, wind)
Nest
A depression in sand, usually on the shore above the high water mark.
Eggs (Guide)
2 or 3; grey-olive with dark brown spots; long-oval; about 59 x 41 mm. Incubation: 28 - 32 days; both sexes, but mainly female.
Young
Precocial, nidifugous. Fledge in 35 - 63 days.
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