Talk:Sooty oystercatcher

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Did you know... that the Sooty Oystercatcher (pictured) forages for two hours on either side of low tide?

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Bookmarked [1], [2], [3], [4] and [5]. For later. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:34, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

File:Haematopus fuliginosus Bruny.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Haematopus fuliginosus Bruny.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on October 16, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-10-16. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng {chat} 09:26, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) 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 and it has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs. The heaviest of all oystercatchers, it weighs up to 980 g (2.16 lb), averaging around 819 g (1.806 lb), with females being slightly heavier than males.Photo: JJ Harrison

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The sooty oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) is a species of wading bird endemic to Australia. It frequents the intertidal zone on sand, shingle or pebble beaches, mudflats, and saltflats. With a length of 42 to 52 cm (16.5 to 20.5 in), females are slightly larger than males, and have relatively longer beaks. The two sexes differ in their diets; females tend to select soft prey such as small fishes and crabs, bluebottle jellyfishes and sea squirts, which they can swallow whole, while males choose hard prey such as mussels, turban shells and periwinkles.

Photograph credit: John Harrison

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