Birds of the World

Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Scientific name definitions

Guy M. Kirwan, Phil Hockey, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Vicente Pantoja-Maggi
Version: 2.1 — Published August 22, 2024

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Revision History

Birds of the World

  • Version  2.1

  • Partial Revision
  • August 22, 2024
  • Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater

Authors

Guy M. Kirwan, Phil Hockey, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Vicente Pantoja-Maggi

Revisors

Guy M. Kirwan, Peter Pyle, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Vicente Pantoja-Maggi

Recommended Citation

Kirwan, G. M., P. Hockey, P. F. D. Boesman, and V. Pantoja-Maggi (2024). Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, B. K. Keeney, and F. Medrano, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blaoys1.02.1

Revision Notes

Vicente Pantoja updated this version of the account by including all the information present in the journals "Boletín informativo CIPA", "Boletín Chileno de Ornitología", "Revista Chilena de Ornitología" and "La Chiricoca" as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC).

  • Version  2.0

  • Full Revision
  • June 30, 2023
  • Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater

Authors

Guy M. Kirwan, Phil Hockey, and Peter F. D. Boesman

Revisors

Guy M. Kirwan, Peter Pyle, and Peter F. D. Boesman

Recommended Citation

Kirwan, G. M., P. Hockey, and P. F. D. Boesman (2023). Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blaoys1.02

Revision Notes

Guy M. Kirwan revised the account and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.

Authors

Phil Hockey, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman

Recommended Citation

Hockey, P., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blaoys1.01


Handbook of the Birds of the World

Authors

Phil Hockey, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman

Revisors

Guy M. Kirwan and Peter F. D. Boesman

Recommended Citation

Hockey, P., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2016). Blackish Oystercatcher (HBW) (Haematopus ater). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Recommended Citation

Kirwan, G. M., P. Hockey, P. F. D. Boesman, and V. Pantoja-Maggi (2024). Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, B. K. Keeney, and F. Medrano, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blaoys1.02.1
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