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| Haematopus ater |
Vieillot & Oudart, 1825 |
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Family: Haematopodidae |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Blackish oystercatcher |
Huîtrier noir |
Ostrero negro suramericano |
Südamerikanischer-Austernfischer |
| Migration: partial |
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breeders from extreme S move unknown distance N after breeding |
Mainly sedentary. Birds breeding in extreme S (Tierra del Fuego) move an unknown distance N After breeding.
Some birds occur N to extreme N Peru and also to NE Argentina and probably Uruguay, but origins of such
birds unknown, and patterns of such movement unclear. Recorded in Juan Fernández Is, 800 km off Chilean
coast. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |