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title: "Pied Oystercatcher"
description: "Haematopus longirostris — Birds. The pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a species of oystercatcher."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pied-oystercatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pied Oystercatcher

> Haematopus longirostris — Birds. The pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a species of oystercatcher.

- Scientific name: *Haematopus longirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 11448
- Wikidata: [Q781876](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781876)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4846](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4846)

## Names

- en: Pied Oystercatcher
- de: Australischer Austernfischer
- es: Ostrero Pío Australiano
- fr: Huîtrier à long bec
- nl: Australische bonte scholekster
- pt: Piru-piru-australiano
- pl: Ostrygojad długodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

AU (11197)

## Summary

The pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird native to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. The similar South Island pied oystercatcher (H. finschi) occurs in New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_oystercatcher

## Photo

![Pied Oystercatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pied-oystercatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243328890

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pied-oystercatcher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).