Haematopus (Oystercatchers)

Species in this group

LC

Haematopus palliatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Haematopus unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Haematopus longirostris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

NT

Haematopus ostralegus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Haematopus moquini

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Haematopus ater

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Haematopus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Haematopus bachmani

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Haematopus finschi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Haematopus leucopodus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Oystercatchers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 48 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 10	~90%
	American Oystercatcher			~80%
	Blackish Oystercatcher			~60%
	Magellanic Oystercatcher			~10%
2	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~80%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~80%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~20%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 10	~80%
	VOC			~80%
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
4	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~80%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~80%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~10%
5	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 10	~80%
	VOC			~60%
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher			~40%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	~70%
	European Oystercatcher			~70%
7	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~70%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~70%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
8	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~70%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~40%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~40%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~50%
	European Oystercatcher			~50%
10	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~50%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~50%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~10%
11	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~40%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~40%
12	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~40%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~40%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~40%
	Black Oystercatcher			~40%
14	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 10	~40%
	VOC			~20%
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher			~20%
15	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~30%
	European Oystercatcher			~30%
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~30%
	Black Oystercatcher			~30%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~30%
	American Oystercatcher			~30%
18	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~30%
	Black Oystercatcher			~30%
19	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 10	~30%
	Magellanic Oystercatcher			~20%
	Blackish Oystercatcher			~10%
20	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 10	~30%
	American Oystercatcher			~30%
21	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~20%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~10%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
22	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~20%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~20%
23	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~20%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~20%
24	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~20%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~20%
25	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~20%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~20%
26	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~20%
	American Oystercatcher			~20%
27	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~20%
	Black Oystercatcher			~20%
28	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 10	~20%
	Magellanic Oystercatcher			~20%
29	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 10	~20%
	European Oystercatcher			~20%
30	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 10	~20%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
	Black Oystercatcher			<5%
31	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~20%
	Black Oystercatcher			~20%
32	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~10%
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
33	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~10%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~10%
34	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Black Oystercatcher			~10%
35	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~10%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
37	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~10%
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
38	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
39	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
40	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
41	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Black Oystercatcher			~10%
42	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~10%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			~10%
	Pied Oystercatcher			<5%
43	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~10%
44	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
45	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
46	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
47	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
48	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	<5%
	Pied Oystercatcher			<5%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			<5%
49	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	<5%
	VOC			<5%
50	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
51	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
52	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
53	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
54	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
55	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
56	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	<5%
	Pied Oystercatcher			<5%
57	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
58	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~50%
	European Oystercatcher			~50%
2	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 10	~50%
	VOC			~30%
	South Island Pied Oystercatcher			~30%
3	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 10	~40%
	European Oystercatcher			~40%
4	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 10	~30%
	American Oystercatcher			~30%
	Blackish Oystercatcher			~10%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 10	~30%
	European Oystercatcher			~30%
6	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	~30%
	European Oystercatcher			~30%
7	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2 of 10	~20%
	Blackish Oystercatcher			~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
8	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~20%
	American Oystercatcher			~20%
9	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~20%
	European Oystercatcher			~20%
10	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
11	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
12	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
13	Kitakyushu	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
14	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
15	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
16	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Black Oystercatcher			~10%
17	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
18	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Pied Oystercatcher			~10%
19	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~10%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
20	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
21	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
22	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	~10%
	Pied Oystercatcher			<5%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			<5%
23	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Black Oystercatcher			~10%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
24	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	African Black Oystercatcher			~10%
25	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	American Oystercatcher			~10%
26	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	~10%
	European Oystercatcher			~10%
27	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
28	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
29	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
30	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
31	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	<5%
	Pied Oystercatcher			<5%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			<5%
32	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
33	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
34	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
35	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
36	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
37	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
38	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 10	<5%
	Pied Oystercatcher			<5%
	Sooty Oystercatcher			<5%
39	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
40	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
41	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
42	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
43	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
44	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
45	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
46	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
47	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
48	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Black Oystercatcher			<5%
49	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
50	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
51	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
52	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
53	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Black Oystercatcher			<5%
54	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
55	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
56	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
57	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	<5%
	American Oystercatcher			<5%
58	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 10	<5%
	European Oystercatcher			<5%
59	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Black Oystercatcher			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
7	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
8	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
9	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
12	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Tama Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
14	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
15	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
16	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Zoo d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Ueno Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
19	Terra Natura Murcia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Biotropica	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
22	Aviario Nacional de Colombia	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
23	Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
24	Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden)	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
25	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
26	Pyrénées Animal Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
27	Bois de la Bâtie	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
28	Mangal das Garças	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
29	Oregon Coast Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
31	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
32	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
33	Zoo Lagos	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
34	Ōtorohanga Kiwi House	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
35	Alaska SeaLife Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Florida Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Monterey Bay Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	Seattle Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Two Oceans Aquarium	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
40	Mote Marine Laboratory	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
41	Aquarium d'Amnéville	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
43	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
44	Caversham Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
45	Les Oiseaux du Marais Poitevin	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
46	Natuurcentrum Ameland	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
47	Seaside Seabird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Seattle Marine Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Oystercatchers

Species in this group

American Oystercatcher

VOC

Pied Oystercatcher

European Oystercatcher

African Black Oystercatcher

Blackish Oystercatcher

Sooty Oystercatcher

Black Oystercatcher

South Island Pied Oystercatcher

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Oystercatchers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found