American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus palliatus (American Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
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 Everglades National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a American Oystercatcher sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Oystercatcher in Everglades National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for American Oystercatcher in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.