Haematopus palliatus galapagensis

Haematopus palliatus galapagensis, San Cristobal (Chatham) Island, Galápagos, Ecuador

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Charadrii

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Charadriiformes Subordo: Charadrii

Familia: Haematopodidae
Genus: Haematopus
Species: Haematopus palliatus
Subspecies: Haematopus palliatus galapagensis

Name

Haematopus palliatus galapagensis Ridgway, 1886

Synonymy

• Haematopus galapagensis (protonym)

Note:

• Currently treated as a subspecies of Haematopus palliatus, but distribution, morphology and genetics distinct (Senfield et al., in prep.); likely to be returned to species status in near future.

References

• The Auk 3: 331.
• Senfield et al., in prep. A Global Phylogeny of Pied and Black Oystercatchers.

Vernacular names

English: Galapagos Oystercatcher

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