Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
About the Sooty Oystercatcher
The sooty oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird endemic to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries. All of its feathers are black. It has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 11 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusrecording
- Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolorrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.