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title: "Variable Oystercatcher"
description: "Haematopus unicolor — Uccelli. The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/variable-oystercatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variable Oystercatcher

> Haematopus unicolor — Uccelli. The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Haematopus unicolor*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 9414
- Wikidata: [Q974671](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q974671)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4848)

## Names

- en: Variable Oystercatcher
- de: Neuseeländischer Austernfischer
- es: Ostrero Variable
- fr: Huîtrier variable
- nl: Nieuw-Zeelandse zwarte scholekster
- pt: Piru-piru-variável
- pl: Ostrygojad zmienny

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (9184)

## Summary

The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is tōrea-pango. They are also known as 'red bills'.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Phil · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383034836

## Machine access

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