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Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor

Description:

Beautiful Oystercatcher. Most on the beach were in the black phase.

Habitat:

Rocky beach along coast near Wellington. Oystercatchers were picking through kelp and other material washed up during high tide.

Notes:

Red-billed gull in second picture

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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Lat: -41.39, Long: 174.82

Spotted on May 23, 2009
Submitted on Jul 5, 2012

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