VOC
Haematopus unicolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus unicolor (VOC)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Snares Island Snipe
Coenocorypha huegeli
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
📅 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 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a VOC in Rakiura National Park?
About 79% of visitor-days record a VOC sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 1121 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see VOC in Rakiura National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for VOC in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.