Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus chathamensisHartert, EJO, 1927
English (US) Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
The Chatham Islands Oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: Chatham Islands (Chatham, Mangere, Rangatira, and Pitt)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Haematopus chathamensis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1927
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Haematopus ostralegus chathamensis
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1927
- Type locality
- Chatham Islands.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 34 p.17
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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