American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus palliatus (American Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Las Baulas Marine National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
📅 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 Las Baulas Marine National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a American Oystercatcher sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 97 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Oystercatcher in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for American Oystercatcher in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.