American Oystercatcher
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American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Overview

Corcovado and the Osa Peninsula are the two atlas parks where the American Oystercatcher is recorded, with records concentrating in the United States, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. The atlas holds about 550,000 open records of this bird from 14 countries, and the map shows where these records concentrate.

Seasons for the American Oystercatcher differ by region, and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
549,903
Countries
14
Atlas places
2
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the American Oystercatcher as much as where it lives. The atlas keeps a species' 200 best-recorded grid cells, so the map shows where records concentrate rather than its whole range. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • United States
    25 km zone · high confidence · 458760 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Chile
    25 km zone · high confidence · 44984 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Peru
    25 km zone · high confidence · 11348 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Argentina
    25 km zone · high confidence · 7977 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Uruguay
    25 km zone · high confidence · 6264 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mexico
    25 km zone · high confidence · 5631 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Ecuador
    25 km zone · high confidence · 5176 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Puerto Rico
    25 km zone · high confidence · 3900 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Brazil
    25 km zone · high confidence · 1640 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Colombia
    25 km zone · high confidence · 1454 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of American Oystercatcher