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American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 4,231, February 4,047, March 4,597, April 8,723, May 5,345, June 2,594, July 2,333, August 2,408, September 2,862, October 3,048, November 3,970, December 3,848.
United States645,052
Texas48,006
Virginia36,577
Maryland32,603
North Carolina25,474
Georgia17,340
Maine8,172
Mississippi8,083
Alabama4,886
Louisiana4,481

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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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