The South Island oystercatcher or South Island pied oystercatcher is one of the two common oystercatchers found in New Zealand. Its name is often contracted to the acronym "SIPO". The indigenous Māori name is tōrea. The scientific name commemorates the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Martens, GH 1897
Reference:
Orn. Monatsber.
5 p.190
Protonym:
Haematopus finschi
Type locality:
Salt Water Creek, South Island, New Zealand.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8749716
Avibase ID:
3FCE29E8D75F7AFB
Avibase ID:
avibase-3FCE29E8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3FCE29E8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560350
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Huîtrier de Finsch ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Huîtrier de Finsch ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Haematopus longirostris finschi [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): South Island Pied Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Haematopus ostralegus finschi [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Haematopus ostralegus finschi [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Haematopus ostralegus finschi [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Haematopus ostralegus finschi [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Haematopus ostralegus finschi [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: South Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus finschi) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Haematopus finschi [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Haematopus finschi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Haematopus [longirostris or finschi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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