Variable Oystercatcher

Haematopus unicolor

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Haematopodidae
Genus
Haematopus
eBird Code
varoys1

Distribution

coastal North, South, and Stewart islands and satellites (New Zealand)

Vocalizations

Jenny Saito · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Jenny Saito · CC_BY_4_0
Jenny Saito · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.