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Magellanic oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826

LCLeast Concernbirds

The magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species in the family Haematopodidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 598 g to 632 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus)
Photo: dfaulder · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the magellanic oystercatcher

Weight
598 g – 632 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
coastalsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the magellanic oystercatcher live?

Not recorded

What is the magellanic oystercatcher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) is a species of wader in the family Haematopodidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands in freshwater lake and sandy shore habitats.

From the Wikipedia article “Magellanic oystercatcher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magellanic_oystercatcher&oldid=1359513688), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the magellanic oystercatcher endangered?

The magellanic oystercatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the magellanic oystercatcher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyHaematopodidae
  6. genusHaematopus
  7. SpeciesHaematopus leucopodus Garnot, 1826

Synonyms Haematopus arcticus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • صائد المحار الماجلانيArabic
  • garsa de mar de MagallanesCatalan
  • ústřičník žlutookýCzech
  • pioden fôr MagellanWelsh
  • Magellan StrandskadeDanish
  • MagellanausternfischerGerman
  • Feuerland-AusternfischerGerman
  • Magellan-AusternfischerGerman
  • magelana hematopodoEsperanto
  • Ostrero magallánicoSpanish
  • Ostrero australSpanish
  • Pilpilén australSpanish
  • patagoonia meriskEstonian
  • patagonianmeriharakkaFinnish
  • Huîtrier de GarnotFrench
  • mageljanski oštrigarCroatian
  • tűzföldi csigaforgatóHungarian
  • MagellanstjaldurIcelandic
  • Beccaccia di mare di MagellanoItalian
  • マゼランミヤコドリJapanese
  • magelaninė jūršarkėLithuanian
  • MagelhaenscholeksterDutch
  • magellantjeldNorwegian
  • ostrygojad magellańskiPolish
  • pirupiru-magalhânicoPortuguese
  • ostraceiro-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • piru-piru-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • Магелланов кулик-сорокаRussian
  • lastúrničiar bledonohýSlovak
  • Magelanski ostrigarSerbian
  • magellanstrandskataSwedish
  • Macellan PoyrazkuşuTurkish
  • кулик-сорока магеланськийUkrainian
  • 智利蛎鹬Chinese
  • 麥哲倫蠣鴴Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the magellanic oystercatcher

Other species in the same genus Haematopus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the magellanic oystercatcher?

An adult magellanic oystercatcher weighs 598 g – 632 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the magellanic oystercatcher endangered?

The magellanic oystercatcher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the magellanic oystercatcher?

The magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) belongs to the family Haematopodidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-oystercatcher

MLA

“Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-oystercatcher.

BibTeX
@misc{magellanic_oystercatcher_2026,
  title = {Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-oystercatcher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}