Data Zone
Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Christidis, L.; Boles, W. E. 2008. Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
| Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 11,400,000 km2 | |
| Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) | 13,300,000 km2 | |
| Severely fragmented? | no | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
| Population trend | unknown | - | - | - |
| Generation length | 13.7 years | - | - | - |
Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the extent of threats to the species (del Hoyo et al. 1996).
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Indonesia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Papua New Guinea | extant | native | yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| Australia | Barrow Island |
| Australia | Bruny Island |
| Australia | Cadell and Blyth Floodplains |
| Australia | Coffin Bay |
| Australia | Coorong |
| Australia | Corner Inlet |
| Australia | Eastern Flinders Island |
| Australia | Eighty Mile Beach |
| Australia | Exmouth Gulf Mangroves |
| Australia | Faure and Pelican Islands (Shark Bay) |
| Australia | Great Sandy Strait |
| Australia | Gulf Plains |
| Australia | Gulf St Vincent |
| Australia | Kangaroo Island |
| Australia | King Island |
| Australia | Marion Bay |
| Australia | Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet |
| Australia | Milingimbi Islands |
| Australia | Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage |
| Australia | Moulting Lagoon |
| Australia | North-west Tasmanian Coast |
| Australia | Nuyts Archipelago |
| Australia | Repulse Bay to Ince Bay |
| Australia | Robbins Passage and Boullanger Bay |
| Australia | Roebuck Bay |
| Australia | Rubicon Estuary |
| Australia | Shoalwater Bay (Rockhampton) |
| Australia | South Arm |
| Australia | St Helens (Tasmania) |
| Australia | Tamar Wetlands |
| Australia | Tourville and Murat Bays |
| Australia | Venus Bay |
| Australia | Western Port |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Coastal Sand Dunes | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Intertidal | Mud Flats and Salt Flats | major | non-breeding |
| Marine Intertidal | Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Intertidal | Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc | suitable | breeding |
| Marine Intertidal | Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc | suitable | non-breeding |
| Marine Intertidal | Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches | suitable | breeding |
| Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pied-oystercatcher-haematopus-longirostris on 20/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 20/12/2024.