American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) wildspecies.ca

Accidental

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

American Oystercatcher

French common name:

Huîtrier d'Amérique

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	American Oystercatcher	Huîtrier d'Amérique
2005	American Oystercatcher	Huîtrier d'Amérique
2010	American Oystercatcher	Huîtrier d'Amérique
2015	American Oystercatcher	Huîtrier d'Amérique
2020	American Oystercatcher	Huîtrier d'Amérique

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Haematopus palliatus	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes
2005	Haematopus palliatus	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes
2010	Haematopus palliatus	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes
2015	Haematopus palliatus	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes
2020	Haematopus palliatus	Haematopodidae	Charadriiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Not Applicable
2005	Not Applicable
2010	Unrankable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Biological change in the population size, distribution, or threats of the species.	The species have been found to breed in NS
2015	Critically Imperiled	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Improved knowledge of the species.
2020	Unranked	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	New information not reflecting genuine change.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Critically Imperiled - N1B,N1M
2020	Unranked - NNRB

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Unranked - SNRB

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present