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|image=Haematopus fuliginosus Bruny.jpg
|title=Sooty Oystercatcher
|texttitle=Sooty Oystercatcher
|caption=The Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) is a wading bird endemic to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries. All of its feathers are black and it has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs. The heaviest of all oystercatchers, it weighs up to {{convert|980|g|lb|abbr=on}}, averaging around {{convert|819|g|lb|abbr=on}}, with females being slightly heavier than males.
|credit=Photo: JJ Harrison
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