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  • Synonyms Black Oyster Catcher
  • Old latin name for bird Haematopus fuliginosis

Sooty Oystercatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Iain Woxvold
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Ramit Singal
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 7.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 8.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Australia
  • 9.
    Alarm call, call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Sooty Oystercatcher

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion coastal Australia and Tasmania

Sooty Oystercatcher subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosuss coastal WA to se QLD and Tasmania (s Australia)-No
Haematopus fuliginosus opthalmicuswc, n coastal WA to sc QLD (n Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniAvstraliya sağsağanı alacüllütü
Catalangarsa de mar negra australiana
Chinese澳洲黑蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional)烏蠣鴴
Croatianaustralski oštrigar
CzechÚstricník australský, ústřičník australský
DanishSodfarvet Strandskade
DutchAustralische Zwarte Scholekster
EsperantoFulga hematopo
Estonianaustraalia mustmerisk
Finnishsysimeriharakka
FrenchHuîtrier fuligineux
GermanRußausternfischer, Klippenausternfischer, Russausternfischer, Klippen-Austernfischer
Hungarianfüstös csigaforgató
IcelandicSortatjaldur
IndonesianKedidir Kelam
ItalianBeccaccia di mare fuligginosa
Japaneseオーストラリアクロミヤコドリ, オアストラリアミヤコドリ
Lithuanianjuosvoji jūršarkė
Norwegiansottjeld
Norwegian NynorskSottjeld
Polishostrygojad australijski
PortuguesePiru-piru-preto-australiano, ostraceiro-preto-australiano
RussianАвстралийский кулик-сорока
SerbianPepeljasti ostrigar, Čađavi ostrigar
Slovaklastúrničiar tmavý
SpanishOstrero Oscuro, Ostrero negro australiano
Swedishsotstrandskata
TurkishAvustralya Kara Poyrazkuşu
Ukrainianкулик-сорока австралійський