Haematopus [ater or bachmani] (Blackish or Black Oystercatcher)

Blackish or Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus [ater or bachmani] (= Haematopus ater) Vieillot, 1825

The blackish oystercatcher is a species of wading bird in the oystercatcher family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Peru, and is a vagrant to Uruguay. The population is estimated at 15,000–80,000. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Haematopodidae
Genus:
   Haematopus
Scientific:
  Haematopus ater

Original description

Citation:
Vieillot, 1825

Reference:
Gal.Ois. p.88 1 pl.230

Protonym:
Haematopus ater

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58759728

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2EE96E120B4B9AD9

Avibase ID:
avibase-2EE96E12

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2EE96E12

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176476

Geographic range:

Haematopus bachmani: W Aleutians to central Baja Calif. and Los Coronados Islands
Haematopus ater: N Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.; winters to Uruguay

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Blackish or Black Oystercatcher
French:
Huîtrier noir ou H. de Bachman

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blackish or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [ater or bachmani])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Haematopus ater
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Haematopus ater
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Haematopus ater

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Haematopus [palliatus, bachmani or ater]

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Garsa de mar negra sud-americana
Czech: ústřičník tmavý
Danish: Grovnæbbet Strandskade
German: Klippenausternfischer, Südamerikanischer-Austernfischer
English: Blackish or Black Oystercatcher, Blackish Oystercatcher
Esperanto: Nigra hematopo
Spanish: Ostrero negro americano, Ostrero Negro Suramericano
Spanish (Argentine): Ostrero negro
Spanish (Chile): Pilpilén negro
Spanish (Peru): Ostrero Negruzco
Spanish (Uruguay): Ostrero Negro
Estonian: lõuna-mustmerisk
Finnish: chilenmeriharakka
French: Huîtrier noir, Huîtrier noir ou H. de Bachman
Hungarian: vastagcsőrű csigaforgató
Italian: Beccaccia di mare nerastra
Japanese (romaji): minamikuromiyakodori
Japanese: ミナミクロミヤコドリ
Scientific: Haematopus [ater or bachmani], Haematopus ater, Haematopus quoyi
Lithuanian: Tamsioji jūršarkė
Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaanse Zwarte Scholekster
Norwegian: Tykknebbsvarttjeld
Polish: ostrygojad czarniawy
Portuguese: Piru-piru-preto-sulamericano
Russian: Тёмный кулик-сорока
Slovak: lastúrničiar černastý
Swedish: Sydamerikansk strandskata
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока південний
Chinese: 南美蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 淡黑蠣鴴