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Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 19,569, February 16,936, March 17,635, April 21,875, May 21,243, June 15,626, July 13,385, August 13,633, September 17,299, October 17,673, November 22,724, December 17,517.
United States360,528
California11,606
Canada5,785
British Columbia5,785
Washington1,680
Oregon1,570
Alaska696
Mexico37
Baja California28
Baja California Sur9

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyOystercatchers · Haematopodidae
GenusOystercatchers · Haematopus

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