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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

Other common names: Ostrero Pardo.

Synonyms: Hamatopus palliatus.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 668096
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
05/17/2012
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 668095
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
05/17/2012
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 548883
  Adult
Isla Santa Cruz
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
07/29/2023
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 548882
  Adult
Isla Santa Cruz
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
07/29/2023
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 434468
♂ ♀ Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
05/08/2017
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 152931
  Adult
Isla San Cristóbal
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
04/28/2016
Luciano Acquaviva
Foto
Photography ID: 98547
  Adult
Mar Bravo
Santa Elena
Ecuador
05/15/2015
Julián Alfredo Pérez Correa
Foto
Photography ID: 94954
  Adult
Isla Santa Cruz
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
01/25/2015
Luis Emilio Lorenzo
Foto
Photography ID: 86600
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
02/08/2015
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 86112
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
02/08/2015
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 86111
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
02/08/2015
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 86110
  Adult
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
02/08/2015
Pablo Marcelo Meyer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
182517029/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosTortuga Bay, Isla Santa Cruz3Lucio La Grotteria
180209729/07/2023EcuadorIslas GalápagosTortuga Bay, Isla Santa Cruz3Jorge La Grotteria
137175908/05/2017EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla IsabelaAlejandra Pons
44159028/04/2016EcuadorIslas GalápagosIsla San CristóbalLuciano Acquaviva
38211908/12/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaMar Bravo, Picinas de EcuasalEnzo Reyes B.
28405115/05/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaLaguna de Ecuasal, Mar BravoJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
25894115/03/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaMar BravoJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
25092208/02/2015EcuadorIslas GalápagosPlaya Caleta Iguana, Isla IsabelaPablo Marcelo Meyer
27273925/01/2015EcuadorIslas GalápagosPlaya Garrapatero, Isla Santa CruzLuis Emilio Lorenzo
22518513/01/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaSalinas, Mar BravoEnzo Reyes B.
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.