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Haematopus chathamensis (Chatham Oystercatcher)

Synonyms: Haematopus ostralegus chathamensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Chatham oystercatcher or Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) is a species of oystercatcher. It is a wading bird endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.This species is rated by the IUCN as endangered, and has a current population of 310 to 325 birds (2004 census). The main threat is from introduced predators.
View Wikipedia Record: Haematopus chathamensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Haematopus chathamensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
52
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.8428
EDGE Score: 4.13904
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.195 lbs (542 g)
Birth Weight [1]  31 grams
Female Weight [3]  1.411 lbs (640 g)
Male Weight [3]  1.191 lbs (540 g)
Weight Dimorphism [3]  18.5 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  100 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Clutch Size [4]  2
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  30 days
Incubation [3]  25 days
Maximum Longevity [4]  28 years
Female Maturity [1]  3 years 11 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years

Prey / Diet

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4BirdLife International (2012) Species factsheet: Haematopus chathamensis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/09/2012.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0