American Oystercatcher / Haematopus palliatus LC

Synonyms American Oyster-Catcher, Oyster-catcher, Frazar's Oystercatcher
Old latin name for bird Palostralegus sulcatus, Hamatopus palliatus

American Oystercatcherbird sounds *

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Call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Call, flight call, song, © Marcelo Villegas
Brazil
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Flight call, © Paul Marvin
United States
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Calls, © John V. Moore
Ecuador
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Flight calls, © John V. Moore
Ecuador

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Pied Oystercatcher

South Island Oystercatcher

Blackish Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Canary Islands Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

Chatham Islands Oystercatcher

Black Oystercatcher

Where to see American Oystercatcher

Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregion widespread coastal w Mexico to sc Chile; coastal ne USA to n Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Pen.; Caribbean (local) to s Argentina

American Oystercatcher subspecies (2)

Subspecies	Breeding subregion	Nonbreeding subregion	Extinct
Haematopus palliatus galapagensis	Galápagos (except Darwin and Wolf)	-	No
Haematopus palliatus palliatus	coastal 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

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Azerbaijani	Amerika sağsağanı alacüllütü
Belarusian	Амерыканскі крывок
Bengali	িঅমভচযকান চঝনুকভায
Breton	Morbig Amerika
Bulgarian	Американски стридояд
Catalan	garsa de mar americana
Chinese	美洲斑蛎鹬, 美洲蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional)	美洲蠣鴴
Croatian	američki oštrigar
Czech	ústřičník americký, Ústricník americký
Danish	Amerikansk Strandskade
Dutch	Amerikaanse Bonte Scholekster, Schollevaar
Esperanto	Amerika hematopo
Estonian	ameerika merisk
Finnish	amerikanmeriharakka
French	Huîtrier d'Amérique, Huîtrier américain, Huîtrier d’Amérique
Frisian	Amerikaanske strânljip
Galician	Lampareiro americano
German	Braunmantelausternfischer, Braunmantel-Austernfischer
Greek	Αμερικαvικός στρειδoφάγoς
Guarani	Piru piru, Piru-piru
Hebrew	שלצדף אמריקני
Hungarian	amerikai csigaforgató
Icelandic	Fölvatjaldur
Irish	Roilleach Meiriceánach
Italian	Beccaccia di mare americana
Japanese	アメリカミヤコドリ
Latvian	Amerikas jūras žagata
Lithuanian	amerikinė jūršarkė
Macedonian	Американски остригар
Northern Sami	Amerihkácagán
Norwegian	amerikatjeld
Norwegian Nynorsk	Amerikatjeld
Polish	ostrygojad brunatny
Portuguese	piru-piru, cã-cã-da-praia, ostreiro, bejagui, baiagu, baiacú, batuíra-do-mar-grosso, Piru piru, bejaqui, ostraceiro-pirupiru, ostraceiro-americano
Romanian	Scoicar american
Russian	Американский кулик-сорока
Serbian	Američki ostrigar
Slovak	lastúrniciar hnedý, lastúrničiar hnedý
Slovenian	Ameriška školjkarica
Spanish	Ostrero pío americano, Pilpilén, Ostrero, Ostrero Americano, Ostrero común, Caracolero, cazaostras, Ostrero Pio Americano, Ostrero-pío Americano
Swedish	amerikansk strandskata
Turkish	Amerika Poyrazkuşu, .
Ukrainian	кулик-сорока американський
Welsh	Pioden fôr America