The American oystercatcher, occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby observed the bird eating oysters. The current population of American oystercatchers is estimated to be 43,000. There are estimated to be 1,500 breeding pairs along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the US. The bird is marked by its black and white body and a long, thick orange beak. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Temminck, CJ 1820
Reference:
Manuel Orn. Tabl. Syst.
ed.2, pt.1 p.532
Protonym:
Hamatopus palliatus
Type locality:
South America, restricted to Venezuela by Brabourne and Chubb, Bds. South Am., 1912, p. 37.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41002981
Avibase ID:
6724A6A644E3D6DA
Avibase ID:
avibase-6724A6A6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6724A6A6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176472
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American or Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani]) |
eBird version 2017: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
eBird version 2018: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
eBird version 2019: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
eBird version 2021: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
eBird version 2022: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
eBird version 2023: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
eBird version 2024: American/Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus/bachmani) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Haematopus [palliatus, bachmani or ater]
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