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 |  | Scientific name: Haematopus longirostris
Size: 48cm
Status: Common
Diet: Feeds on oysters, snails and coned molluscs.
Habitat: Coastal areas, refers sandy beaches and estuaries
Breeding: Two to three eggs are laid in scrapes in the sandy beaches between August and January.
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| | Pied Oystercatcher
/Pied+Oystercatcher/$File/Pied+Oystercatcher.jpg) Sociable loud bird and the Oystercatcher does not migrate. |