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Blackish Oystercatcher

Haematopus ater Vieillot, LJP 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, LJP 1825

Reference:
   Galerie des Oiseaux 2 p.88 1 pl.230

Protonym:
  Haematopus ater

Type locality:
  No exact locality and description not diagnostic, but plate sufficient to fix identity; Straits of Magellan.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/271542#page/159/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4AF23A6FC575C6BA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4AF23A6F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4AF23A6F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176476

Geographic range:

  • Haematopus ater: northern Peru to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; winters to Uruguay
English:
Blackish Oystercatcher
Catalan:
Garsa de mar negra sud-americana
Czech:
ústřičník tmavý
Danish:
Grovnæbbet Strandskade
German:
Chileausternfischer
Spanish:
Ostrero negro americano
Spanish (Spain):
Ostrero Negro Americano
Finnish:
chilenmeriharakka
French:
Huîtrier noir
Croatian:
mrki oštrigar
Hungarian:
vastagcsőrű csigaforgató
Italian:
Beccaccia di mare nerastra
Japanese (romaji):
minamikuromiyakodori
Japanese:
ミナミクロミヤコドリ
Lithuanian:
Tamsioji jūršarkė
Dutch:
Zuid-Amerikaanse Zwarte Scholekster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tjukknebbsvarttjeld
Norwegian:
Tykknebbsvarttjeld
Polish:
ostrygojad czarniawy
Portuguese:
Piru-piru-preto-sulamericano
Portuguese (Portugal):
ostraceiro-castanho
Russian:
Тёмный кулик-сорока
Slovak:
lastúrničiar černastý
Serbian:
Crnkasti ostrigar
Swedish:
sydamerikansk strandskata
Ukrainian:
Кулик-сорока південний
Chinese:
南美蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
淡黑蠣鴴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Huîtrier noir ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Huîtrier noir ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
eBird version 2024:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Haematopus ater ater [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Blackish Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ater)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Haematopus ater [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Haematopus ater [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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

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Azerbaijani: tünd sağsağanı alacüllüt
Bengali: কারমচ চঝনুকভায
Bengali (transliteration): kālacē jhinukamāra*
Catalan: Garsa de mar negra sud-americana
Czech: Ústricník tmavý, ústřičník tmavý
Danish: Grovnæbbet Strandskade
German: Chileausternfischer, Rußausternfischer, Südamerika Austernfischer, Südamerikanischer Austernfischer, Südamerikanischer-Austernfischer
English: Blackish Oystercatcher, Quoy's Black Oystercatcher
English, HBW: Blackish Oystercatcher (South American)
English (IOC): Blackish Oystercatcher
English (United States): Blackish Oystercatcher
Esperanto: Nigra hematopo
Spanish: Ostrero Negro, Ostrero negro americano, Ostrero Negro Sudamericano, Ostrero Negro Suramericano, Pilpilén negro
Spanish (Argentine): Ostrero negro
Spanish (Chile): Pilpilén negro
Spanish (Ecuador): Ostrero Negruzco
Spanish (Spain): Ostrero Negro Americano
Spanish (HBW): Blackish Oystercatcher
Spanish (Peru): Ostrero Negruzco
Spanish (Uruguay): Ostrero Negro
Estonian: lõuna-mustmerisk
Finnish: Chilenmeriharakka
French: Huîtrier noir
Croatian: mrki oštrigar
Hungarian: vastagcsőrű csigaforgató
Italian: Beccaccia di mare del Sudamerica, Beccaccia di mare nerastra
Japanese (romaji): minamikuromiyakodori
Japanese: ミナミクロミヤコドリ
Scientific: Haematopus ater, Haematopus ater ater
Lithuanian: Tamsioji jūršarkė
Dutch: Zuidamerikaanse Zwarte Scholekster, Zuid-Amerikaanse Zwarte Scholekster
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tjukknebbsvarttjeld
Norwegian: Tykknebbsvarttjeld
Polish: ostrygojad czarniawy
Portuguese: Piru-piru-preto-sulamericano
Portuguese (Portugal): ostraceiro-castanho
Russian: Тёмный кулик-сорока
Slovak: lastúrničiar černastý
Serbian: Crnkasti ostrigar
Swedish: Sydamerikansk strandskata
Turkish: Amerika kara poyrazkuşu
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока південний
Chinese: 南美蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 淡黑蠣鴴

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