Magellanic Oystercatcher

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Tierra del Fuego National Park

Closest Relatives at Tierra del Fuego National Park

Blackish Oystercatcher
LC

Blackish Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus ater

10–20% · With luck
Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

70–80% · Very likely
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

30–40% · Possible
Dolphin Gull

Dolphin Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucophaeus scoresbii

20–30% · Possible
South American Tern
LC

South American Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundinacea

20–30% · Possible
Chilean Skua

Chilean Skua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius chilensis

10–20% · With luck
Brown Skua

Brown Skua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius antarcticus

Insufficient data
Magellanic Snipe
LC

Magellanic Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago magellanica

0–10% · With luck
Brown-hooded Gull

Brown-hooded Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus maculipennis

0–10% · With luck
White-rumped Sandpiper
VU

White-rumped Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris fuscicollis

0–10% · With luck
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

Insufficient data
Baird's Sandpiper
LC

Baird's Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris bairdii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
3 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Magellanic Oystercatcher in Tierra del Fuego National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Magellanic Oystercatcher sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 248 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Magellanic Oystercatcher in Tierra del Fuego National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Magellanic Oystercatcher in Tierra del Fuego National Park in our monthly data.

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