American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus palliatus (American Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
📅 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 Coiba National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a American Oystercatcher sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Oystercatcher in Coiba National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for American Oystercatcher in Coiba National Park in our monthly data.