Chatham Is Oystercatcher

Haematopus chathamensis

Found only on the Chatham Islands — under 400 birds, one of NZ's rarest shorebirds.

Listen — Chatham Is Oystercatcher

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Photo: pjd1, “Haematopus chathamensis, Rangatira, Chatham Islands 1” · CC0 · source. Resized for this site.

Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “Chatham island oystercatcher song” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.