• Synonyms Toreapango, New Zealand Sooty Oystercatcher, New Zealand Black Oystercatcher, Northern Oystercatcher, Torea
  • Old latin name for bird Haematopus finschi, Haematopus reischeki

Variable Oystercatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Johnny Rommens
    New Zealand
  • 2.
    Nocturnal flight call, © craig wilson
    New Zealand
  • 3.
    Call, © nick talbot
    New Zealand
  • 4.
    Flight call, © nick talbot
    New Zealand
  • 5.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 6.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 7.
    Call, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
  • 8.
    It was probably protecting its nest and trying to distract my attention (I haven, © Pavel Pipek
    New Zealand
  • 9.
    Call, duet, © Dan Lane
    New Zealand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Variable Oystercatcher

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion coastal North, South and Stewart is. (New Zealand)

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniYeni Zelandiya qara sağsağanı alacüllütü
Catalangarsa de mar variable
Chinese新西兰蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional)雜色蠣鴴
Croatiannovozelandski oštrigar
Czechústřičník proměnlivý
DanishNewzealandsk Strandskade
DutchNieuw-Zeelandse Zwarte Scholekster, Nieuwzeelandse Zwarte Scholekster
EsperantoUnukolora hematopo, nigra hematopo
Estonianmaoori mustmerisk
Finnishnokimeriharakka
FrenchHuîtrier variable
GermanNeuseeland-Austernfischer, Neuseeländischer Austernfischer
Hungarianváltozó csigaforgató
ItalianBeccaccia di mare variabile
Japaneseニューヂーランドクロミヤコドリ, ニュアジアランドミヤコドリ, ニュージーランドミヤコドリ
Lithuanianvienspalvė jūršarkė
MaoriTorea, Toreapango, tōrea-pango
Norwegiantodrakttjeld
Norwegian NynorskTodrakttjeld
Polishostrygojad zmienny
PortuguesePiru-piru-variável, ostraceiro-variável
RussianИзменчивый кулик-сорока
SerbianRaznobojni ostrigar
Slovaklastúrničiar menlivý
SpanishOstrero variable, Ostrero de Nueva Zelandia
Swedishnyazeelandstrandskata, Nya Zeelandstrandskata
TurkishYeni Zelanda Kara Poyrazkuşu
Ukrainianкулик-сорока мінливобарвний