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Thanks, Tom and Paul, for bringing the SIPO/OZPO comparison (South Island
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus finschii / Australian Pied Oystercatcher
H. longirostris) to the birding masses - well at least, birding
aussers! Thanks also to Bo Totterman and Greg Clancy for reporting the bird
initially.
The photos are valuable in enhancing ID of these two closely related
species. For those interested, further reading:
Marchant, S., & P.J. Higgins (Eds). 1993. Handbook of Australian, New
Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Vol. 2.
Carter, M.J. 1998. SIPO or OZPO? Australian Birding 4(4): 16-19.
:-)
Peter S Lansley <>
"If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve!" - Jello Biafra
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> From: Tom Tarrant <>
> G'day All,
> I've just set up a page with images of the probable South Island Pied
> Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschii) taken by Paul Walbridge at Ballina
> last week on http://ats.com.au/~aviceda/sipo.htm.
>
> Please direct any comments to Paul at
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