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Blackish Oystercatcher

Haematopus ater
Vieillot, LJP, 1825
Ostrero Negro
Family: Haematopodidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Number of Photography: 336

Foto
Photography ID: 668750
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/14/2026
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 668041
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/13/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 667889
  Adult
Puñihuil, Chiloé
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/09/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 666498
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/15/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 662990
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 659163
  Adult
Reñaca
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
10/06/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 646838
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
07/23/2025
Lionel Medina
Foto
Photography ID: 639214
  Adult
Reserva Natural Paracas
Ica
Peru
05/08/2025
María Del Carmen Fabeiro



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Santiago Sainz-trápaga08/31/2014ArgentinaChubutCamaronesIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 5





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Number of Records: 752



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243820715/02/2026ArgentinaChubutLobería Puerto Pirámides, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDolores Fernandez
242348427/01/202610:58ArgentinaRío NegroAvenida Prefectura Naval Argentina2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
241912714/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoAdrian Dario Barboza
241746213/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia, UshuaiaLuis O. Lopez
241960612/01/202617:00ChileRegión de ValparaísoPapudo2José Aparicio
241712309/01/2026ChileRegión de Los LagosPingüineras, Puñihuil, ChiloéFernanda Ferrari
244251903/01/2026ArgentinaChubutReserva Cabo dos BahíasGustavo Daniel González
243838520/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
241254118/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240091618/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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