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 Maldonado

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: 625787
Adult
La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/13/2025
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: 573043
Adult
Punta Negra
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/23/2024
Enrico H. Vicentini

Photography ID: 544129
Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/12/2023
Javier Laprebendere

Photography ID: 482705
Barra de Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/05/2022
Esteban Argerich

Photography ID: 421681
Juvenile
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/30/2020
Alejandra Pons

Photography ID: 418976
Egg
Humedal Arroyo Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/11/2020
Alejandra Pons

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Last Filmings published

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

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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

2261715

13/02/2025

Uruguay

Maldonado

Rambla de los Vientos, La Barra

Pablo Eguia

2229133

31/12/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta de este

Gabriel Carbajales

2227580

30/12/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Rambla de los Vientos, Balneario La Barra

Gabriel Carbajales

2227561

29/12/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta del Este., Maldonado

Gabriel Carbajales

2227543

29/12/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta del Este, Maldonado

Gabriel Carbajales

2227482

28/12/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta del Este., Maldonado

Gabriel Carbajales

2248972

25/10/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta del Este., Punta del Este

Emilio Lessa

2028948

30/04/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Rambla de los Vientos, La Barra

Alejandra Pons

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