Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater Scientific name definitions
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan, Phil Hockey, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published June 30, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | garsa de mar negra americana |
| Czech | ústřičník tmavý |
| Dutch | Zuid-Amerikaanse Zwarte Scholekster |
| English | Blackish Oystercatcher |
| English (United States) | Blackish Oystercatcher |
| French | Huîtrier noir |
| French (France) | Huîtrier noir |
| German | Chileausternfischer |
| Japanese | ミナミクロミヤコドリ |
| Norwegian | tykknebbsvarttjeld |
| Polish | ostrygojad czarniawy |
| Russian | Тёмный кулик-сорока |
| Serbian | Crnkasti ostrigar |
| Slovak | lastúrničiar černastý |
| Slovenian | Črnkasta školjkarica |
| Spanish | Ostrero Negro Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ostrero Negro |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pilpilén negro |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Ostrero Negruzco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Ostrero Negruzco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ostrero negro americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Ostrero Negro |
| Swedish | sydamerikansk strandskata |
| Turkish | Amerika Kara Poyrazkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-сорока південний |
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.
Haematopus ater Vieillot, 1825
PROTONYM:
Haematopus ater
Vieillot, 1825. La Galerie des Oiseaux du Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle du Jardin du Roi (etc.) 2, p.88 1 pl.230.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No exact locality and description not diagnostic, but plate sufficient to fix identity; Straits of Magellan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HAEMATOPUS
- haematopus
- ater
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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