Sooty Oystercatcher at Port Macquarie, NSW
Identification history
| Haematopus fuliginosus | 27 Mar 2025 | Liam.m | ||
| Haematopus fuliginosus | 26 Mar 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Haematopus fuliginosus | 26 Mar 2025 | NJ |
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7 x sooty Oyster catchers wading on shore line, listed as vulnerable in nsw. Photos are very poor but 100% positive ID through binoculars, with an unmistakable jet black Oyster catcher with bright orange bill and eyes, and pink/coral legs.
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Location information
- Maps Sea Acres National Park
- Places Port Macquarie, NSW
Sighting information
- 7 Abundance
- NJ Recorded by
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Collections
NJ NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast NSW Government Priority Species Haematopus fuliginosus Shorebirds Water birds Birds
Species information
- Haematopus fuliginosus Scientific name
- Sooty Oystercatcher Common name
- Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 53m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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