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American or Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani] (= Haematopus palliatus) Temminck, CJ 1820

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




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


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6724A6A644E3D6DA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6724A6A6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6724A6A6


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176472

Geographic range:

  • Haematopus bachmani: western Aleutians to central Baja California and Los Coronados Islands
  • Haematopus palliatus: coastal northeastern USA, northern Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean to southern Argentina; coastal northwestern Mexico to south-central Chile; Galapagos
  • Haematopus palliatus [palliatus]: seacoasts and islands of USA to southern South America and West Indies
  • Haematopus palliatus galapagensis: Galapagos
English:
American or Black Oystercatcher
French:
Huîtrier d'Amérique ou H. de Bachman


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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Catalan: Garsa de mar americana
Czech: Ústricník západní
Danish: Amerikansk Sort Strandskade
German: Braunmantel-/Klippenausternfischer, Klippenausternfischer
English: American or Black Oystercatcher, American Oystercatcher, American/Black Oystercatcher
English, HBW: American/Blackish Oystercatcher
English (IOC): American/Black Oystercatcher
English (United States): American/Black Oystercatcher
Spanish: Ostero Americano, ostrero negro, Ostrero Negro Norteamericano, Otrero Pío Americano/Negro Norteamericano
Spanish (Argentine): Ostrero común
Spanish (Chile): Pilpilén
Spanish (Colombia): Ostrero
Spanish (Costa Rica): Ostrero americano
Spanish (Cuba): Ostrero
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Caracolero
Spanish (Spain): Otrero pío americano/negro norteamericano
Spanish (Honduras): cazaostras
Spanish (Mexico): Ostero Americano, Ostrero Americano/Negro, ostrero negro
Spanish (Peru): Ostrero Americano
Spanish (Paraguay): Ostrero
Spanish (Uruguay): Ostrero Común
Spanish (Venezuela): Caracolero
Estonian: põhja-mustmerisk
Finnish: Alaskanmeriharakka
French: Huîtrier d'Amérique, Huîtrier d'Amérique ou H. de Bachman
Guadeloupean Creole French: Huîtrier
Guarani: Piru piru
Haitian Creole French: Gwo Bekasin bèk jòn
Hungarian: amerikai csigaforgató
Icelandic: Fölva-/sóttjaldur
Italian: Beccaccia di mare nera del Nordamerica
Japanese (romaji): amerikamiyakodori/kuromiyakodori, kuromiyakodori
Japanese: アメリカミヤコドリ/クロミヤコドリ, クロミヤコドリ
Scientific: Haematopus [palliatus or bachmani], Haematopus palliatus, Haematopus palliatus palliatus, Haematopus palliatus/bachmani
Lithuanian: Amerikinė jūršarkė
Dutch: Amerikaanse Zwarte Scholekster
Norwegian: Amerikatjeld, amerikatjeld/amerikasvarttjeld
Polish: ostrygojad brunatny, ostrygojad brunatny/czarny
Portuguese: Piru piru
Portuguese (Brazil): Piru-piru
Portuguese (Portugal): ostraceiro-americano/ostraceiro-preto-americano
Russian: Американский кулик-сорока, Американский/Чёрный кулик-сорока
Slovak: lastúrničiar hnedý, lastúrničiar hnedý/čierny
Serbian: Američki ostrigar/američki crni ostrigar
Swedish: amerikansk strandskata/klippstrandskata, Klippstrandskata
Turkish: Amerika/kara poyrazkuşu
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока американський
Chinese: 美洲蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲蠣鴴

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