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American Oystercatcher

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, part 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:
  981CE782575DD8E7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-981CE782

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/981CE782


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176472

Geographic range:

  • 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 Oystercatcher
Catalan:
Garsa de mar americana
Czech:
ústřičník americký
Danish:
Amerikansk Strandskade
German:
Braunmantel-Austernfischer
Spanish:
Ostrero Pío Americano
Spanish (Spain):
Ostrero Pío Americano
Finnish:
amerikanmeriharakka
French:
Huîtrier d'Amérique
Croatian:
Američki oštrigar
Hungarian:
amerikai csigaforgató
Icelandic:
Fölvatjaldur
Italian:
Beccaccia di mare americana
Japanese (romaji):
amerikamiyakodori
Japanese:
アメリカミヤコドリ
Lithuanian:
Amerikinė jūršarkė
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Bonte Scholekster
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Amerikatjeld
Norwegian:
Amerikatjeld
Polish:
ostrygojad brunatny
Portuguese:
piru-piru
Portuguese (Brazil):
piru-piru
Portuguese (Portugal):
ostraceiro-americano
Russian:
Американский кулик-сорока
Slovak:
lastúrničiar hnedý
Serbian:
Američki ostrigar
Swedish:
amerikansk strandskata
Ukrainian:
Кулик-сорока американський
Chinese:
美洲蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
美洲蠣鴴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
American Oyster-catcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
American Oyster-catcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Oyster-catcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Huîtrier d'Amérique ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
American Oystercatcher ( Haematopus palliatus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Haematopus palliatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Haematopus palliatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Azerbaijani: Amerika sağsağanı alacüllütü
Belarusian: Амерыканскі крывок
Bulgarian: Американски стридояд
Bengali: িঅমভচযকান চঝনুকভায
Bengali (transliteration): āmērikāna jhinukamāra*
Breton: Morbig Amerika
Catalan: Garsa de mar americana
Czech: Ústricník americký, ústřičník americký
Welsh: Pioden fôr America
Danish: Amerikansk Strandskade
German: Braunmantelausternfischer, Braunmantel-Austernfischer
Greek: Αμερικαvικός στρειδoφάγoς
English: American Oystercatcher, American Oyster-Catcher, Frazar's Oystercatcher, Oyster-catcher
English, HBW: American Oystercatcher
English (IOC): American Oystercatcher
English (United States): American Oystercatcher
Esperanto: Amerika hematopo
Spanish: Caracolero, cazaostras, Ostrero, Ostrero Americano, Ostrero común, Ostrero Pio Americano, Ostrero Pío Americano, Ostrero-pío Americano, Pilpilén
Spanish (Argentine): Ostrero común, Ostrero Pardo
Spanish (Chile): Pilpilén, Pilpilén común
Spanish (Colombia): Ostrero, Ostrero-pío Americano
Spanish (Costa Rica): Ostrero americano
Spanish (Cuba): Ostrero
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Caracolero
Spanish (Ecuador): Ostrero Americano
Spanish (Spain): Ostrero Pío Americano
Spanish (HBW): American Oystercatcher
Spanish (Honduras): cazaostras
Spanish (Mexico): Ostrero Americano
Spanish (Nicaragua): Ostrero Americano
Spanish (Panama): Ostrero Americano
Spanish (Peru): Ostrero Americano
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Ostrero
Spanish (Paraguay): Ostrero
Spanish (Uruguay): Ostrero Común
Spanish (Venezuela): Caracolero
Estonian: ameerika merisk
Finnish: Amerikanmeriharakka
French: Huîtrier américain, Huîtrier d’Amérique, Huîtrier d'Amérique
Frisian: Amerikaanske strânljip
Irish: Roilleach Meiriceánach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Huitrier, Huîtrier
Galician: Lampareiro americano
Guarani: Piru piru, Piru-piru
Haitian Creole French: Gwo Bekasin bèk jòn
Hebrew: שלצדף אמריקני
Croatian: Američki oštrigar
Hungarian: amerikai csigaforgató
Icelandic: Fölvatjaldur
Italian: Beccaccia di mare americana
Japanese (romaji): amerikamiyakodori
Japanese: アメリカミヤコドリ
Kirghiz: Америка сагызганчулдугу
Scientific: Haematopus palliatus, Haematopus palliatus palliatus, Palostralegus sulcatus
Lithuanian: Amerikinė jūršarkė
Latvian: Amerikas jūras žagata
Macedonian: Американски остригар
Dutch: Amerikaanse Bonte Scholekster, Schollevaar
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikatjeld
Norwegian: Amerikatjeld
Polish: ostrygojad brunatny
Portuguese: baiacú, baiagu, batuíra-do-mar-grosso, bejagui, bejaqui, cã-cã-da-praia, ostraceiro-pirupiru, ostreiro, Piru piru, piru-piru
Portuguese (Brazil): baiacú, baiagu, batuíra-do-mar-grosso, bejagui, bejaqui, cã-cã-da-praia, ostraceiro-pirupiru, ostreiro, Piru-piru
Portuguese (Portugal): ostraceiro-americano, Piru-piru
Rhaeto-Romance: Austrel american
Romanian: Scoicar american
Russian: Американский кулик-сорока
Northern Sami: Amerihkácagán
Slovak: lastúrniciar hnedý, lastúrničiar hnedý
Slovenian: Ameriška školjkarica
Serbian: Američki ostrigar
Swedish: Amerikansk strandskata
Turkish: ., Amerika poyrazkuşu
Ukrainian: Кулик-сорока американський
Chinese: 美洲蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲蠣鴴

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