Avibase: Haematopus (Oystercatcher sp.)

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Oystercatcher sp.

Haematopus Linnaeus, C 1758

Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Haematopodidae
Scientific:
  Haematopus

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.152

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
0086806F4B5180A7

Avibase ID:
avibase-0086806F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0086806F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176468

English:
Oystercatcher sp.
French:
Huîtrier sp.

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus)
eBird version 1.50: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 1.52: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 1.53: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 1.54: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 1.55: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2015: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2016: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2017: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2018: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2019: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2021: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2022: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2023: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2024: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)
eBird version 2025: oystercatcher sp. ( Haematopus sp.)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: genus

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Afrikaans: tobie sp.
Asturian: Llevantallámpares sp.
Azerbaijani: sağsağanı alacüllüt, sağsağanı cüllüt, Sağsağani cüllüt növü
Bulgarian: Haematopus sp.
Bengali: চঝনুকভায
Bengali (transliteration): jhinukamāra
Catalan: Haematopus sp.
Czech: ústřičník sp.
Danish: Strandskade sp.
German: Haematopus, unbestimmt
Greek: είδος στρειδοφάγου
English: Oystercatcher sp.
English (Avilist): oystercatcher sp.
English, HBW: oystercatcher sp.
English (IOC): oystercatcher sp.
English (United States): oystercatcher sp.
Spanish: Ostrero sp.
Spanish (Ecuador): Ostrero sp.
Spanish (Spain): Haematopus sp., Ostrero sp.
Spanish (HBW): oystercatcher sp.
Spanish (Mexico): Ostrero sp.
Spanish (Peru): Ostrero sp.
Spanish (Uruguay): Ostrero indeterminado
Estonian: merisk sp.
Finnish: meriharakkalaji
French: Huîtrier sp.
French (Guyane): Huîtrier sp.
Croatian: Haematopus sp.
Hungarian: csigaforgató-faj
Icelandic: Ógreindur tjaldur (Haematopus sp.)
Japanese (romaji): miyakodorishu
Japanese: ミヤコドリ属
Kirghiz: сагызганчулдук
Scientific: Haematopus, Haematopus sp., Hoematopus, Ostralega, Palostralegus
Dutch: Scholekster sp.
Norwegian: ub. tjeld (Haematopus sp.)
Polish: ostrygojad nieoznaczony (Haematopus sp.)
Portuguese (Portugal): ostraceiro sp.
Russian: кулик-сорока sp.
Slovak: Haematopus neurčený druh, lastúrničiar
Slovenian: Školjkarica (neidentificirana)
Serbian: Neidentifikovani ostrigar
Swedish: Haematopus sp.
Turkish: tanımsız poyrazkuşu (Haematopus sp.)
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока sp.
Zulu: usanozila sp.