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title: "Blackish Oystercatcher"
description: "Haematopus ater — Uccelli. The blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a species of wading bird in the oystercatcher family Haematopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/blackish-oystercatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blackish Oystercatcher

> Haematopus ater — Uccelli. The blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a species of wading bird in the oystercatcher family Haematopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Haematopus ater*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2420
- Wikidata: [Q1048773](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1048773)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4852](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4852)

## Names

- en: Blackish Oystercatcher
- de: Südamerikanischer Austernfischer
- es: Ostrero negro
- fr: Huîtrier noir
- nl: Zuid-Amerikaanse zwarte scholekster
- pl: Ostrygojad czarniawy

## Countries with the most observations

CL (1272), PE (510), AR (441), FK (99), UY (11), EC (6)

## Summary

The blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) is a species of wading bird in the oystercatcher family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Peru, and is a vagrant to Uruguay. The population is estimated at 15,000–80,000.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152733418

## Machine access

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