
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Newman, M 
T1  - Pied Oystercatcher Breeding at Mortimer Bay, Tasmania
JF  - Emu
JO  - EMU
Y1  - 1992
VL  - 92
IS  - 2
SP  - 87
EP  - 92
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9920087 
N2  - Observations on eight pairs of Pied Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus longirostris at Mortimer Bay provide information on breeding success and adult survival. The species is long-lived but the low annual adult mortality is offset by low breeding success. Compared with other populations, the Australian race is characterised by a relatively small clutch size, a long incubation period, a long interval between hatching and flying and a very high age at first breeding. I suggest that breeding territories are at a premium, and that many sites are only marginal. 
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