| American oystercatcher | |
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| American oystercatcher pair with chick at Fort Tilden, New York | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Haematopodidae |
| Genus: | Haematopus |
| Species: | H. palliatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820
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Year-round
Breeding
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The American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), occasionally called the American pied oystercatcher, is a member of family Haematopodidae. Originally called the "sea pie", it was renamed in 1731 when naturalist Mark Catesby claimed that he had observed the bird eating oysters.[2] The current population of American oystercatchers is estimated to be 43,000.[2] There are estimated to be 1,500 breeding pairs along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the US.[3] The bird is marked by its black and white body and a long, thick orange beak.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Haematopus palliatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693644A93416407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693644A93416407.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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