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American Oystercatcher / Haematopus palliatus

American Oystercatcher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsOyster-catcher, American Oyster-Catcher, Frazar's Oystercatcher
Old latin name for birdPalostralegus sulcatus, Hamatopus palliatus
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyOystercatchers / Haematopodidae
GenusHaematopus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregionwidespread coastal w Mexico to sc Chile; coastal ne USA to n Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Pen.; Caribbean (local) to s Argentina

American Oystercatcher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, song, © Marcelo Villegas
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    United States
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    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Call, duet call, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Alarm calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Pied Oystercatcher
South Island Oystercatcher
Variable Oystercatcher
African Oystercatcher
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Blackish Oystercatcher
Canary Islands Oystercatcher
Sooty Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher
All related species (11)

Where to see American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Haematopus palliatus galapagensisGalápagos (except Darwin and Wolf)-No
Haematopus palliatus palliatuscoastal e North Pacific from Coronado Is. (nw Baja California) and Gulf of California to s Panama, coastal wc Colombia to sc Chile; w North Atlantic coast from s Nova Scotia (se Canada; rare) and Massachusetts (ne USA) to Florida, n Gulf of Mexico coast to Tamaulipas (ne Mexico), Yucatan Pen.; Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Is. and Lesser Antilles; coastal Venezuela and islands to n; and to s Argentina-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniAmerika sağsağanı alacüllütü
BelarusianАмерыканскі крывок
Bengaliিঅমভচযকান চঝনুকভায
BretonMorbig Amerika
BulgarianАмерикански стридояд
Catalangarsa de mar americana
Chinese美洲斑蛎鹬, 美洲蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional)美洲蠣鴴
Croatianamerički oštrigar
Czechústřičník americký, Ústricník americký
DanishAmerikansk Strandskade
DutchAmerikaanse Bonte Scholekster, Schollevaar
EsperantoAmerika hematopo
Estonianameerika merisk
Finnishamerikanmeriharakka
FrenchHuîtrier d’Amérique, Huîtrier d'Amérique, Huîtrier américain
FrisianAmerikaanske strânljip
GalicianLampareiro americano
GermanBraunmantel-Austernfischer, Braunmantelausternfischer
GreekΑμερικαvικός στρειδoφάγoς
GuaraniPiru piru, Piru-piru
Hebrewשלצדף אמריקני
Hungarianamerikai csigaforgató
IcelandicFölvatjaldur
IrishRoilleach Meiriceánach
ItalianBeccaccia di mare americana
Japaneseアメリカミヤコドリ
LatvianAmerikas jūras žagata
Lithuanianamerikinė jūršarkė
MacedonianАмерикански остригар
Northern SamiAmerihkácagán
NorwegianAmerikatjeld, amerikatjeld
Norwegian NynorskAmerikatjeld
Polishostrygojad brunatny
Portuguesebejagui, cã-cã-da-praia, ostreiro, baiagu, baiacú, batuíra-do-mar-grosso, Piru piru, bejaqui, ostraceiro-pirupiru, pirupiru-americano, piru-piru, ostraceiro-americano
RomanianScoicar american
RussianАмериканский кулик-сорока
SerbianAmerički ostrigar
Slovaklastúrničiar hnedý, lastúrniciar hnedý
SlovenianAmeriška školjkarica
SpanishOstrero común, Caracolero, Ostrero pío americano, cazaostras, Ostrero Pio Americano, Ostrero-pío Americano, Ostrero, Pilpilén, Ostrero Americano
Swedishamerikansk strandskata
TurkishAmerika Poyrazkuşu, .
Ukrainianкулик-сорока американський
WelshPioden fôr America