Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Oystercatcher in Great Otway National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pied Oystercatcher sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Oystercatcher in Great Otway National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pied Oystercatcher in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.