American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus palliatus (American Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Oystercatcher in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Oystercatcher sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Oystercatcher in Big Cypress National Preserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for American Oystercatcher in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.