Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)

Blackish Oystercatcher (Haematopus ater) - HBW 3, p. 321

French: Huîtrier noir German: Südamerikanischer-Austernfischer Spanish: Ostrero Negro Suramericano
Other common names: Black Oystercatcher(!), South American Black Oystercatcher

Taxonomy: Haematopus ater Vieillot and Oudart, 1825, Straits of Magellan.
Some hybridization recorded with H. palliatus in zone of overlap. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Peru (Lambayeque) S through Chile to Tierra del Fuego and N up Atlantic coast to SC Argentina (Chubut); Falkland Is. Outside breeding season some birds move N to extreme N Peru, NE Argentina and probably Uruguay.