1. (noun) South Island pied oystercatcher, pied oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi - a sea-coast wading bird with black-and-white or all-black plumage and a thin orange-red bill. Feeds chiefly on shellfish, worms, insects and small fish. Breeds on inland riverbeds and farmland of the South Island.
Synonyms: tōrea
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