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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo de las Rocas (Cyrtograpsus angulatus)09/12/2017Hernán Tolosa



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 617467
  Adult
Balneario Los Pocitos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/15/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 617347
  Adult
Bahía Creek
Río Negro
Argentina
11/30/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 577633
  Adult
San Clemente del Tuyú
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/22/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 452767
♂ ♀  Adult
Balneario Orense
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/03/2021
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 424418
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/09/2020
Hernán Tolosa
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: 232790
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/09/2017
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 179819
  Squab
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
12/08/2016
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
243838420/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
241251414/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
243816313/12/2025ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
241247612/12/2025ArgentinaChubutCerro Avanzado, Puerto MadrynHernán Tolosa
223015815/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario Los PocitosHernán Tolosa
221554002/12/2024ChileRegión de Los LagosChaiténHernán Tolosa
222903930/11/2024ArgentinaRío NegroBahía CreekHernán Tolosa
210112426/06/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresRetaHernán Tolosa
201484322/03/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresPuerto, San Clemente del TuyúHernán Tolosa
142385403/07/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresBalneario OrenseHernán Tolosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.