American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus palliatus (American Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Inca Tern
Larosterna inca
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Larus pipixcan
Leucophaeus pipixcan
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of American Oystercatcher at Machalilla National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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