Magellanic Oystercatcher
Haematopus leucopodusGarnot, P, 1826
English (US) Magellanic Oystercatcher
The Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) 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: south-central Chile and Argentina to Cape Horn Archipelago and Falkland IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Haematopus leucopodus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Magellanic Oystercatcher
- Described by
- Garnot, P, 1826
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Garnot, P, 1826
- Type locality
- Falkland Islands.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles 7 p.47,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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