American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

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 Uruguay

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

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Group	Species	Date	User
Crustacean	Cangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)	21/09/2018	Mauricio Silvera

Last published photographs

Photography ID: 664233
Adult
Bañados arroyo maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/23/2025
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 645317
♂ Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/18/2025
Iván Apellániz

Photography ID: 639516
Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
01/20/2025
Eugenia Boggiano

Photography ID: 625787
Adult
La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/13/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 625768
Adult
Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/12/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 625394
Adult
Laguna de Rocha
Rocha
Uruguay
02/09/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 617780
Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/28/2024
Gabriel Carbajales

Photography ID: 594409
Adult
José Ignacio
Maldonado
Uruguay
10/20/2021
Guillermo Menéndez

Photography ID: 589532
Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/01/2018
Peter Vidana

Photography ID: 582363
♂ ♀ La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/30/2024
Alejandra Pons

Photography ID: 575956
Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
03/14/2024
Julián Tocce

Photography ID: 573043
Adult
Punta Negra
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/23/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini

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Last Filmings published

Video ID: 3812
Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/02/2019
Hernán Tolosa

Video ID: 217
Adult
La Paloma
Rocha
Uruguay
01/12/2013
Eduardo Muñiz

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Reports

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2403681

23/12/2025

Uruguay

Maldonado

Bañados arroyo maldonado

Gustavo Marasco

2327849

18/07/2025

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta Colorada, Piriápolis

Iván Apellániz

2320517

07/07/2025

Uruguay

Montevideo

Playa La Mulata, Montevideo

Faustino Hollmann

2261715

13/02/2025

Uruguay

Maldonado

Rambla de los Vientos, La Barra

Pablo Eguia

2261630

12/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Laguna de Rocha., Rocha

Pablo Eguia

2260630

09/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

La Pedrera

Pablo Eguia

2260574

09/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Laguna de Rocha

Pablo Eguia

2258445

03/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Laguna de Rocha

Pablo Eguia

2258056

01/02/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

La Pedrera

Pablo Eguia

2305969

21/01/2025

Uruguay

Rocha

Pn Cabo Polonio

Eugenia Boggiano

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