A south island pied oystercatcher (foreground) with a hybrid mate (SIPOxvariable oystercatcher)

Photographed on Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury, New Zealand this paring comprises a Torea (South Island Pied Oystercatcher- Haematopus finschi) and its mate a hybrid between the SIPO and the Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor).

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