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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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Records from Punta del Este

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

Subspecies:


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 421681
  Juvenile
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
11/30/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 380586
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/09/2020
Gerardo Alberto García
Foto
Photography ID: 380581
  Juvenile
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/09/2020
Gerardo Alberto García
Foto
Photography ID: 326540
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/05/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 326439
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/04/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 326037
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/31/2019
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 275728
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
01/09/2018
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 257284
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/27/2018
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 248165
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/09/2018
Mauricio Silvera
Foto
Photography ID: 162391
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
08/02/2016
Daniela Lowe
Foto
Photography ID: 161862
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
07/24/2016
Edison Mattei
Foto
Photography ID: 157600
  Adult
Punta del Este
Maldonado
Uruguay
02/20/2012
Gerardo Alberto García



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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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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
224897225/10/2024UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este., Punta del Este10Emilio Lessa
131973230/11/2020UruguayMaldonadoPlayas del Puerto de Punta del Este, Punta del EsteAlejandra Pons
118773509/01/2020UruguayMaldonadoPlayas del Puerto de Punta del Este, Punta del EsteGerardo Alberto García
128432201/11/2019UruguayMaldonadoPunta del EsteMarcelo Gavensky
91928702/05/2019UruguayMaldonadoPunta del EsteHernán Tolosa
90712005/04/2019UruguayMaldonadoParque Municipal Indígena, Punta del EsteHernán Tolosa
90686304/04/2019UruguayMaldonadoMuelle de Mailhos, Punta del EsteHernán Tolosa
90576431/03/2019UruguayMaldonadoPlaya Brava, Punta del EsteHernán Tolosa
86348731/12/2018UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este3Diego Oscar
72043027/03/2018UruguayMaldonadoPunta del EsteAdrian Antunez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.