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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

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GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)14/10/2025Jorge Iriberri



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Foto
Photography ID: 659448
  Squab
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/13/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 657486
♂  Adult
Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/14/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 657485
♂  Adult
Albúfera Laguna Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/14/2025
Jorge Iriberri
Foto
Photography ID: 50521
♀  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/18/2014
Jorge Iriberri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238546313/11/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCosta, Mar del PlataJorge Iriberri
237810914/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCosta arroyo Cangrejito, Albúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaJorge Iriberri
57337421/06/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlbúfera Laguna Mar ChiquitaJorge Iriberri
14598618/04/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresMargenes arroyo Cangrejo, Mar ChiquitaJorge Iriberri
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/04/2026.