Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Black-breasted Buttonquail
Turnix melanogaster
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
📅 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 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Oystercatcher in Noosa National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Sooty Oystercatcher sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Oystercatcher in Noosa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Oystercatcher in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.