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Sooty oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus

Description:

Black body legs pink, bill red/orange & red ring around eyes. Body up to 48cm

Habitat:

Rocky coastal areas & Islands, sometimes intertidal mudflats

Notes:

Usually seen in pairs (there was another one further off) They eat molluscs, worms, jellyfish, crustaceans & echinoderms Near threatened in Victoria

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SeraArnold
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SeraArnold

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Aug 17, 2014
Submitted on Aug 18, 2014

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