Sooty Oystercatcher
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The Sooty Oystercatcher, Haematopus fuliginosus, is a species of oystercatcher
Oystercatcher
The oystercatchers are a group of waders; they form the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia...

. It is a wading bird native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 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.

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