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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
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Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)14/10/2025Jorge Iriberri
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)08/07/2023Diego Oscar
MolluscsCholga (Aulacomya atra)06/02/2022Matias Petroccello
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)21/09/2018Mauricio Silvera
CrustaceanCangrejo de las Rocas (Cyrtograpsus angulatus)09/12/2017Hernán Tolosa
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)13/08/2016Diego Oscar
MolluscsOliva Inflada (Olivancillaria deshayesiana)08/12/2015Pablo Marcelo Meyer
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)17/10/2015Diego Oscar
MolluscsUña de Vieja (Tagelus plebeius)20/09/2014Diego Oscar



Number of Photography: 1037

Foto
Photography ID: 675964
♂ ♀ Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
03/01/2026
Zulima América Schupbach
Foto
Photography ID: 674878
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
02/17/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 674492
  Juvenile
San Clemente del Tuyú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/14/2026
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 672274
  Adult
Las Toninas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/20/2026
Román Montero
Foto
Photography ID: 672064
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/29/2026
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 668657
  Adult
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/22/2017
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 668096
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
05/17/2012
Eugenia Boggiano



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Number of Films: 11





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Number of Records: 2306



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244111701/03/2026ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaZulima América Schupbach
244036317/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar Chiquita, Mar Chiquita1Victor Hugo Michelini
243839717/02/2026ArgentinaChubutCerro Avanzado, Puerto MadrynDolores Fernandez
243506717/02/202611:34ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa2Santiago Juan Torres
243504517/02/202612:45ArgentinaBuenos AiresAvenida X 157, San Clemente del Tuyú10Santiago Juan Torres
243495517/02/202610:47ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa2Santiago Juan Torres
243491717/02/202609:56ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 10 1188, San Clemente del Tuyú2Santiago Juan Torres
243715416/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCelpa, Mar Chiquita2Victor Hugo Michelini
243443007/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGenera LavalleEsteban Argerich
243160105/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPehuen Co3Martín Lépez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.