Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus bachmani (Black Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Oystercatcher in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Black Oystercatcher sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 1196 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Oystercatcher in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black Oystercatcher in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.