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Chatham Oystercatcher

Haematopus chathamensis Hartert, EJO 1927

The Chatham oystercatcher or Chatham Island oystercatcher 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. The main threat is from introduced predators. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Haematopodidae
Genus:
   Haematopus
Scientific:
  Haematopus chathamensis

Original description

Citation:
  Hartert, EJO 1927

Reference:
   Novit. Zool. 34 p.17

Protonym:
  Haematopus ostralegus chathamensis

Type locality:
  Chatham Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23229#page/37/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C6485E53ED3C76AC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C6485E53

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C6485E53

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824060


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Haematopus chathamensis: Chatham Islands (Chatham, Mangere, Rangatira, and Pitt)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Chatham Oystercatcher
Catalan:
Garsa de mar de les illes Chatham
Czech:
ústřičník chathamský
Danish:
Chathamstrandskade
German:
Chathamausternfischer
Spanish:
Ostrero de las Chatham
Spanish (Spain):
Ostrero de Las Chatham
Finnish:
chathaminmeriharakka
French:
Huîtrier des Chatham
Croatian:
čatamski oštrigar
Hungarian:
chatham-szigeteki csigaforgató
Italian:
Beccaccia di mare delle Chatham
Japanese (romaji):
chatamumiyakodori
Japanese:
チャタムミヤコドリ
Lithuanian:
Čataminė jūršarkė
Dutch:
Chathamscholekster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Chathamtjeld
Norwegian:
Chathamtjeld
Polish:
ostrygojad krótkodzioby
Portuguese:
Piru-piru-das-chatham
Portuguese (Portugal):
ostraceiro-das-chatham
Russian:
Чатемский кулик-сорока
Slovak:
lastúrničiar krátkozobý
Serbian:
Ostrigar sa ostrva Čatam
Swedish:
chathamstrandskata
Ukrainian:
Кулик-сорока чатамський
Chinese:
查岛蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
查坦島蠣鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Huîtrier des Chatham ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Chatham Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Chatham Island Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Chatham Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Haematopus ostralegus chathamensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Haematopus ostralegus chathamensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher ( Haematopus chathamensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Haematopus unicolor chathamensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Haematopus chathamensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Haematopus [unicolor or chathamensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: Çatem sağsağanı alacüllütü
Bengali: চযাথাভ দ্বীম঩য চঝনুকভায
Bengali (transliteration): cyāthāma dbīpēra jhinukamāra*
Catalan: Garsa de mar de les illes Chatham
Czech: ústřičník chathamský, Ústricník Hartertuv
Danish: Chathamstrandskade
German: Chathamausternfischer
English: Chatham Island Oystercatcher, Chatham Island Pied Oystercatcher, Chatham Islands Oystercatcher, Chatham Oystercatcher, North Island Oystercatcher
English, HBW: Chatham Oystercatcher
English (IOC): Chatham Oystercatcher
English (United States): Chatham Oystercatcher
Esperanto: ĉatham-insula hematopo, Hematopo de insulo Chatham
Spanish: Ostrero de las Chatham
Spanish (Spain): Ostrero de Las Chatham
Spanish (HBW): Chatham Oystercatcher
Estonian: chathami merisk
Finnish: Chathaminmeriharakka
French: Huîtrier des Chatham
Croatian: čatamski oštrigar
Hungarian: chatham-szigeteki csigaforgató
Italian: Beccaccia di mare delle Chatham, Beccaccia di mare dell'Isola di Chatham
Japanese (romaji): chatamumiyakodori
Japanese: チャタムミヤコドリ
Scientific: Haematopus chathamensis, Haematopus ostralegus chathamensis, Haematopus unicolor chathamensis, Haemotopus chathamensis
Lithuanian: Čataminė jūršarkė
Dutch: Chathamscholekster, Chatham-scholekster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Chathamtjeld
Norwegian: Chathamtjeld
Polish: ostrygojad krótkodzioby
Portuguese: Piru-piru-das-chatham
Portuguese (Portugal): ostraceiro-das-chatham
Russian: Чатемский кулик-сорока
Slovak: lastúrničiar krátkozobý
Serbian: Čatamski ostrigar, Ostrigar sa ostrva Čatam
Swedish: Chathamstrandskata
Turkish: Chatham poyrazkuşu
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока чатамський
Chinese: 查岛蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 查坦島蠣鴴

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