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Conservation Status of Oystercatchers around the World (IWS, Vol. 20)

Contents and Foreword (Eds. Ens, B.J. & Underhill, L.G.)
Ens, B.J. & Underhill, L.G. 2014. Synthesis of oystercatcher conservation assessments: general lessons and recommendations. International Wader Studies 20: 5-22.
Moore, P.J. 2014. Conservation assessment of the Chatham Island Oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis. International Wader Studies 20: 23-32.
Sarychev, V. & Mischenko, A. 2014. Conservation assessment of Haematopus ostralegus longipes. International Wader Studies 20: 33–40.
van Roomen, M., Langendoen, T., Amini, H., de Fouw, J, Mundkur, T., Thorpe, A. & Ens, B.J. 2014. Population estimate of Haematopus ostralegus longipes based on non-breeding numbers in January. International Wader Studies 20: 41–46.
van de Pol, M., Atkinson, P., Blew, J., Crowe, O., Delany, S., Duriez, O., Ens, B.J., Hälterlein, B., Hötker, H., Laursen, K., Oosterbeek, K., Petersen, A., Thorup, O., Tjørve, K., Triplet, P. & Yésou, P. 2014. A global assessment of the conservation status of the nominate subspecies of Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus. International Wader Studies 20: 47–61.
Clay, R.P., Lesterhuis, A.J., Schulte, S., Brown, S., Reynoldes, D. & Simons, T.R. 2014. A global assessment of the conservation status of the American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus. International Wader Studies 20: 62–82.
Tessler, D.F., J.A. Johnson, B.A. Andres, S. Thomas, & R.B. Lanctot. 2014. A global assessment of the conservation status of the Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani. International Wader Studies 20: 83–96.
Underhill, L.G. 2014. Assessment of the conservation status of African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini. International Wader Studies 20: 97–108.
Woods, R.W. 2014. Conservation assessment of the Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater. International Wader Studies 20: 109–115.
Taylor, I.R., Newman, O.M.G., Park, P., Hansen, B., Minton, C.D.T., Harrison, A. & Jessop, R. 2014. Conservation assessment of the Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris. International Wader Studies 20: 116–128.
Melville, D.S., Gerasimov, Y.N., Moores, N., Yat-Tung, Y & Bai, Q. 2014. Conservation assessment of Far Eastern Oystercatcher Haematopus [ostralegus] osculans. International Wader Studies 20: 129–154.
Sagar, P. & Veitch, D. 2014. Conservation assessment of the South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi. International Wader Studies 20: 155–160.
Hansen, B.D., Minton, C.D.T. Harrison & A.E. Jessop, R. 2014. Conservation assessment of the Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus. International Wader Studies 20: 161–172.
Escudero, G., Ferrari, S., Albrieu, C., Matus, R., Imberti, S., Stoyanoff, P., Webb, A., Castro, M., Abril, M., Benegas, R.I.G., Ross, R.K., Edelaar, P., Sitters, H.P., Niles, L.J. & Dey, A.D. 2014. Conservation assessment and ecology of the Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus. International Wader Studies 20: 173–181.
Dowding, J.E. 2014. Conservation assessment of the Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor. International Wader Studies 20: 182–190.

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Zaradusky. J. D. 1985. Breeding status of the American Oystercatcher in the town of Hempstead. Kingbird 35:105-113.

Literature Reviews

American Oystercatcher Bibliography – Birds of North America
AMOY Literature Review 2/1997 – 10/2009 (compiled by Alan Poole)
North American Shorebird Literature – 2010 (compiled by Brad A. Andres)

Reports

Nol, E., B. Truitt, D. Allen, B. Winn and T. Murphy. 2000. Size of the American oystercatcher population in the United States: Results of the 1999 survey for wintering American oystercatchers: Georgia to Virginia. Unpublished report.
U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan Partnership. 2016. U.S. Shorebirds of Conservation Concern─ 2016. View website.
Wilke, A. L. and B. D. Watts. 2004. American Oystercatcher Productivity Monitoring, Breeding Survey and Banding in Virginia 2004 report. Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series. CCBTR-04-09. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 26pp.

Working Group Products

Steering Committee Roles & Responsibilities
AMOY Working Group Position Paper
AMOY Working Group Habitat Restoration Database
AMOY Band Database
Band Database Sharing Agreement
Waterbird Special Edition
Birds of the World Species Account

AMOY in the News

The American oystercatcher: A shorebird with a striking bill – CBS 13 News, August 2025
As many shorebird populations decline, the American oystercatcher is rebounding – NPR Morning Edition, July 2025
Inside the All-Out, 16-State Mission to Save the American Oystercatcher – Audubon Magazine, summer 2025
Shorebirds in Florida are losing habitat. Living shorelines are part of the solution – Central Florida Public Media, June 2025
Oystercatchers Bounce Back – Living On Earth, aired May 2025
Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Success Story about Shorebird Conservation – Inside Climate News, aired March 2025
American Oystercatcher Population Rebounds 45% Through Conservation – Environment+Energy Leader, February 2025
As waters rise, researchers race to rebuild a shorebird’s sinking home – WUFT News and Public Media for N. Central Florida, February 2025
A shorebird with ‘a lot of personality’ makes a comeback – WBUR, December 2023
How banding helps save this bird (video) – PBS North Carolina, November 2023
American oystercatcher: Why would a bird need a business plan? – National Fish & Wildlife Federation
In American oystercatcher recovery, partners mean business – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, June 2021
Conservation Counts – The Story Of The American Oystercatcher – Manomet, May 2018