Pied oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

The Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) is a bird found in Australia. Beaches and mudflats around Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Haematopus longirostris
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Pied oystercatcher lives

Beaches and mudflats around Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs90%
🐟 Fish10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It uses its orange bill to pry open shellfish.

Hear the Pied oystercatcher

Recorded by Ramit Singal (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC362981. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Pied oystercatcher

Where does the Pied oystercatcher live?

The Pied oystercatcher lives in Australia. Beaches and mudflats around Australia.

What does the Pied oystercatcher eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fish (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Pied oystercatcher endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.