American Oystercatcher

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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 Galápagos Islands?

About 25% of visitor-days record a American Oystercatcher sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 1834 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Oystercatcher in Galápagos Islands?

October has the highest sighting rate for American Oystercatcher in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.