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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MolluscsOliva Inflada (Olivancillaria deshayesiana)08/12/2015Pablo Marcelo Meyer
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)17/10/2015Diego Oscar



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 237682
♂ ♀  Adult
Chonchi
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
11/30/2015
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 198460
  Adult
La Paloma
Rocha
Uruguay
02/01/2015
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 180517
  Adult
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
12/31/2015
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 176553
  Adult
Cabo Polonio
Rocha
Uruguay
10/04/2015
Luis Mier
Foto
Photography ID: 153136
  Adult
Puerto San Julián
Santa Cruz
Argentina
11/29/2015
José Raúl Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 136559
  Adult
Pehuen-Có
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/26/2015
Diego Martin Landa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
126329131/12/2015UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este--Área general3Gabriel Carbajales
51530531/12/2015ArgentinaRío NegroPlaya Los Gaitas, Las GrutasLucas Sanz
39845526/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPehuen-CóDiego Martin Landa
38101126/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaEsteban Argerich
37741620/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Clemente del TuyúMauro Carballo
40274419/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPlaya grande, San Clemente del TuyúMauro Carballo
38381019/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaWalter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez
37758119/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaSebastián Martín Santiago
38211908/12/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaMar Bravo, Picinas de EcuasalEnzo Reyes B.
38115308/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresLas GaviotasPablo Marcelo Meyer
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 20/03/2026.