Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Phil Hockey, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 9, 2015
Text last updated December 9, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | garsa de mar variable |
| Czech | ústřičník proměnlivý |
| Dutch | Nieuw-Zeelandse Zwarte Scholekster |
| English | Variable Oystercatcher |
| English (United States) | Variable Oystercatcher |
| French | Huîtrier variable |
| French (France) | Huîtrier variable |
| German | Neuseeland-Austernfischer |
| Japanese | ニュージーランドミヤコドリ |
| Norwegian | todrakttjeld |
| Polish | ostrygojad zmienny |
| Russian | Изменчивый кулик-сорока |
| Serbian | Raznobojni ostrigar |
| Slovak | lastúrničiar menlivý |
| Spanish | Ostrero Variable |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ostrero variable |
| Swedish | nyazeelandstrandskata |
| Turkish | Yeni Zelanda Kara Poyrazkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-сорока мінливобарвний |
Haematopus unicolor Forster, 1844
PROTONYM:
Haematopus unicolor
Forster, 1844. Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad maris australis terras per annos 1772, 1773 et 1774 suscepto, collegit, observavit et delineavit (etc.), p.112.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Holland = New Zealand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HAEMATOPUS
- haematopus
- unicolor
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Variable Oystercatcher
