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title: "Magellanic Oystercatcher"
description: "Haematopus leucopodus — Birds. The Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/magellanic-oystercatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Magellanic Oystercatcher

> Haematopus leucopodus — Birds. The Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Haematopus leucopodus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 1131
- Wikidata: [Q1270267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1270267)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4850](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4850)

## Names

- en: Magellanic Oystercatcher
- de: Feuerland-Austernfischer
- es: Ostrero austral
- fr: Huîtrier de Garnot
- nl: Magelhaenscholekster
- pl: Ostrygojad magellański

## Countries with the most observations

AR (468), CL (390), FK (216)

## Summary

The Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands in freshwater lake and sandy shore habitats.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellanic_oystercatcher

## Photo

![Magellanic Oystercatcher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/magellanic-oystercatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194631464

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/magellanic-oystercatcher?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).