Pied Oystercatcher

Where to see

Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

Maria Island National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pied Oystercatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~80%
2 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~80%
3 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
4 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
5 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Pied Oystercatcher?

Maria Island National Park

In Maria Island National Park, Australia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Oystercatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Pied Oystercatcher?

Rottnest Island and more

After Maria Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pied Oystercatcher are in Rottnest Island (Australia, about 80%), Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 50%) and Cape Range (Australia, about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Pied Oystercatcher?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and June in Maria Island National Park (about 90%), April, July and December in Rottnest Island (about 90%) and September in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pied Oystercatcher on a given day. Each park's Pied Oystercatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.