Hi all, Just got a copy of The hand guide to the birds of New Zealand. Its list
of oystercatchers are as follows
Pied Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus ( a totally differant bird to the
one we find in Australia - Haematopus longirostris???)
Chatham Island Oystercatcher - Haematopus chathamensis
Variable Oystercatcher - Haematopus unicolor
There was no mention of the South Island Oystercatcher - Haematopus finschi. Is
it a recent new species? The book says it was published in 2001! Also the book
seems to use alot of names for birds that are more like slang or just plain
uncommon or ambiguous ( example above with Pied Oystercatcher ) than official
english names and I'm not talking about names like Kakpo or kea, I'm talking
about Red billed gull for Silver gull and Pied Shag for Pied Cormorant and even
Black Browed Mollymawk for Black Browed Albatross!
Any thoughts on what some of you might think is a trival matter? my appologies
if you do
many thanks in advance
G.Crompton
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