Talk:Pied oystercatcher

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Title should be "Pied Oystercatcher"? --Glen Fergus 05:15, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

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The Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a wader native to Australia, where they can be found on sandy coastlines feeding on various bivalve molluscs, but not actually oysters, which are found mostly on rocky shorelines. This oystercatcher species is easily recognized by the characteristic 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long orange-red beak, slender pink legs and black and white plumage.Photo: Fir0002

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Two Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus longirostris) in Tasmania; the one on the left is feeding on a small mussel. Although known as oystercatchers, they rarely feed on oysters.Photo: JJ Harrison