American Oystercatcher

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Everglades National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
4 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
10 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
13 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
19 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
20 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
26 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
27 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

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.

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