© Davey Walters
American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
American Oystercatcher Working Group, Erica Nol, and Robert C. Humphrey
Version: 2.0 — Published May 25, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | garsa de mar americana |
| Croatian | američki oštrigar |
| Czech | ústřičník americký |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Bonte Scholekster |
| English | American Oystercatcher |
| English (United States) | American Oystercatcher |
| French | Huîtrier d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Huîtrier d'Amérique |
| German | Braunmantel-Austernfischer |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Gwo Bekasin bèk jòn |
| Hebrew | שלצדף אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Amerikai csigaforgató |
| Icelandic | Fölvatjaldur |
| Japanese | アメリカミヤコドリ |
| Norwegian | amerikatjeld |
| Polish | ostrygojad brunatny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | piru-piru |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Piru-piru |
| Russian | Американский кулик-сорока |
| Serbian | Američki ostrigar |
| Slovak | lastúrničiar hnedý |
| Slovenian | Ameriška školjkarica |
| Spanish | Ostrero Pío Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ostrero Pardo |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pilpilén común |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Ostrero Americano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Ostrero |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Caracolero |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Ostrero Americano |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Ostrero Americano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ostrero Americano |
| Spanish (Panama) | Ostrero Americano |
| Spanish (Peru) | Ostrero Americano |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Ostrero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ostrero pío americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Ostrero Común |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Caracolero |
| Swedish | amerikansk strandskata |
| Turkish | Amerika Poyrazkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-сорока американський |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the American Oystercatcher.
