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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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Foto
Photography ID: 589532
  Adult

Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/01/2018
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 330616
  Adult

Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
11/05/2018
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 309965
  Adult

Balneario San Cayetano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/29/2018
Daniel Chiesa
Foto
Photography ID: 308250
  Squab

Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
12/31/2018
Graciela Banegas
Foto
Photography ID: 308194
  Adult

Playa Ramada
Región de Atacama
Chile
01/17/2018
Pablo Moya Arias
Foto
Photography ID: 307390
  Adult

Chiloé
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/30/2018
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 307389
  Adult

Chiloé
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/30/2018
Pablo Marcelo Meyer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86414531/12/2018ArgentinaRío NegroPlaya las conchillas, San Antonio Este2Adriana Bellotti
86411431/12/2018ArgentinaRío NegroEntre Piedras Coloradas y el centro, Las Grutas9Adriana Bellotti
86348731/12/2018UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este3Diego Oscar
86210531/12/2018ArgentinaChubutplaya parana, Puerto MadrynGraciela Banegas
86114030/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresCosta EsmeraldaSantiago Juan Torres
86673429/12/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario San CayetanoDaniel Chiesa
86328528/12/2018ArgentinaRío NegroLas Grutas, Las Grutas1Mariano Costa
105321927/12/2018ArgentinaRío NegroSan Antonio Oeste10Julian Quillen Vidoz
105321722/12/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto San Julián, Magallanes1Julian Quillen Vidoz
88614518/12/2018ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoLuis Cesar Tejo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.