Pied oystercatchers frequent sandy coastlines, where they feed mainly on bivalve molluscs , which are prised apart with their specially adapted bill.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
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Overview
Usually coastal, but sometimes found on wetter pastures close to the coast.
Behavior
It is a wading bird native to Australia and commonly found on its coastline . Pied oystercatchers are most commonly observed to feed in pairs, or small flocks, concentrating hunting efforts on a single area along shorelines of rocky beaches. They nest in shallow scrapes made in open areas near the shore and produce 2–3 eggs in a typical clutch .
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