Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
📅 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 Royal National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Pied Oystercatcher sighting in Royal National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Oystercatcher in Royal National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pied Oystercatcher in Royal National Park in our monthly data.