Names
| Dutch name | Amerikaanse bonte scholekster |
| Alternative Dutch name | Amerikaanse scholekster |
| English name | American Oystercatcher |
| Alternative English name | Whelk Cracker (St. Martin) |
| Papiamento name | Kibra Kokolishi |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Shon Piet (Curaçao) |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Kibra cocolishi (Aruba. Bonaire) |
| Valid name | Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 |
| Synonym | Haematopus palliatus prattii Maynard |
| Synonym | Haematopus ostralegus palliatus Temminck, 1820 |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Charadriiformes [order]
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Haematopodidae [family]
Oystercatchers
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Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
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Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 [species]
American Oystercatcher
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Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 [species]
American Oystercatcher
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Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
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Haematopodidae [family]
Oystercatchers
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Charadriiformes [order]
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates