| Sooty Oystercatcher | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Haematopodidae |
| Genus: | Haematopus |
| Species: | H. fuliginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845 |
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The Sooty Oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus, is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird native to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries.
All of its feathers are black. It has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs.