Scientific name:
Haematopus palliatus
(Temminck 1820)
Haematopus – Latin; haematopus bloodfoot – from the Greek; haima blood; pous foot.
palliatus – Latin; palliatus cloaked (pallium cloak).
American Oystercatcher Fact File
Distribution: Widespread on the coasts of North and South America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: Two
• H. p. palliatus: (Temminck 1820) Latin; palliatus cloaked (pallium cloak) – Coastal regions of south-east Canada, eastern USA to southern South America and the West Indies
• H. p. galapagensis: (Ridgway 1886) Galápagos Islands – Galápagos Islands
Hybrids:
‘Frazar’s Oystercatcher’ = American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus x Black Oystercatcher H. bachmani Brewster1888
Current conservation efforts
None
Gallery
All photographs by Elis Simpson – Wader Quest