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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 Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)08/07/2023Diego Oscar
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)13/08/2016Diego Oscar
CrustaceanCangrejo Granuloso (Neohelice granulata)17/10/2015Diego Oscar
MolluscsUña de Vieja (Tagelus plebeius)20/09/2014Diego Oscar



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 154844
♀  Adult
Balneario San Cayetano
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/19/2016
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 62803
  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/20/2014
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 62802
♀  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
09/20/2014
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 43177
  Adult
Golfo San Matías
Río Negro
Argentina
03/03/2014
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 17574
♂  Adult
Reserva Natural Punta Rasa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/13/2012
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239208607/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaBahia Carrera1Diego Oscar
239205907/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaRuta 91Diego Oscar
236690321/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresTapera de López4Diego Oscar
236684021/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa8Diego Oscar
232692018/07/2025ChileRegión de ValparaísoHumedal de Mantagua80Diego Oscar
232688018/07/2025ChileRegión de ValparaísoDesembocadura rio Aconcagua, Concon25Diego Oscar
232685718/07/2025ChileRegión de ValparaísoMirador Roca Oceanica, Concon1Diego Oscar
232683817/07/2025ChileRegión de ValparaísoPlaya Los Lineles, Concon2Diego Oscar
223779701/01/2025Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaMonumento Natural La Isla Catalina1Diego Oscar
220117225/11/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta Rasa6Diego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

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