Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Family Haematopodidae
Vulnerable — NSW: Vulnerable
About
The sooty oystercatcher is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird endemic to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries. All of its feathers are black. It has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Iluka Nature Reserve (Atlas of Living Australia, 2021) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Iluka Nature Reserve — Northern Rivers & North Coast NSW hikes