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American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus
Temminck, CJ, 1820
Ostrero Común
Piru-piru
Family: Haematopodidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Santa Cruz

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 633517
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/05/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 633382
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/04/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 528569
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
03/17/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 482469
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/02/2022
Carlos Alberto Miranda
Foto
Photography ID: 419340
  Adult
Departamento Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/10/2020
Nicolas Chimento



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 887
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/29/2015
Ruben Russo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243838420/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
241251414/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
239970714/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
228495505/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoCarlos De Biagi
228443404/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Natural Ria Deseado, Puerto DeseadoCarlos De Biagi
228438803/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Natural Ria Deseado, Puerto Deseado2Carlos De Biagi
224380304/02/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
196556326/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónPablo Marcelo Meyer
219245316/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzVía sin nombre4Gisela Ballent
194917916/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzVía sin nombre4Santiago Juan Torres
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.