Scientific name:
Haematopus bachmani
(Audubon 1838)
Haematopus – Latin; haematopus bloodfoot – from the Greek; haima blood; pous foot.
bachmani – After Reverend Dr John Bachman (1790-1874).
Black Oystercatcher Fact File
Distribution: West coast of North America
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Subspecies: None – Monotypic
Hybrids:
‘Frazar’s Oystercatcher’ = American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus x Black Oystercatcher H. bachmani Brewster1888
Current conservation efforts
None
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