Where does the American Oystercatcher live?
Haematopus palliatus has 714,287 records in 52 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 714,287 records
- 52 places
- 154 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesHaematopodidaeHaematopus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 526,121 | |
| Chile | 67,447 | |
| Peru | 19,498 | |
| Mexico | 18,689 | |
| Argentina | 17,712 | |
| Ecuador | 11,970 | |
| Brazil | 10,932 | |
| Uruguay | 9,418 | |
| Puerto Rico | 7,068 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,459 | |
| Bahamas | 2,899 | |
| Colombia | 2,717 | |
| Panama | 2,023 | |
| Canada | 1,698 | |
| Venezuela | 1,612 | |
| Curaçao | 1,311 | |
| Aruba | 1,233 | |
| Guadeloupe | 1,022 | |
| Bonaire | 985 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 822 | |
| El Salvador | 623 | |
| Honduras | 606 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 539 | |
| Cuba | 511 | |
| Nicaragua | 420 | |
| Anguilla | 338 | |
| Belize | 302 | |
| Grenada | 270 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 209 | |
| Saint Martin | 158 | |
| Dominican Republic | 141 | |
| Guatemala | 109 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 107 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 99 | |
| Montserrat | 38 | |
| Sint Maarten | 38 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 37 | |
| Martinique | 33 | |
| Saint Lucia | 19 | |
| Barbados | 16 |
Showing the top 40 of 52 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Haematopodidae.
Eurasian Oystercatcher
3,917,381 records
Variable Oystercatcher
107,857 records
South Island Oystercatcher
71,756 records
Blackish Oystercatcher
47,327 records
Magellanic Oystercatcher
38,190 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.