Charadriiformes / Haematopodidae / Haematopus

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Haematopus palliatus galapagensis

Galapagos (except Darwin and Wolf)
Haematopus palliatus palliatus

coastal northern Mexico from Coronado Islands and Gulf of California locally southwatd to south-central Chile; Atlantic southeastern Canada from Nova Scotia (rare) southward through Caribbean to southern Argentina

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.