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Haematopus moquini

The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa. This oystercatcher has a population of over 6,000 adults, which breed between November and April.

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Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum) · CC BY-SA 2.5

Overview

The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa. This oystercatcher has a population of over 6,000 adults, which breed between November and April. The scientific name moquini commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Moquin-Tandon who discovered and named this species before Bonaparte.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

TerrestrialMarine

Video

Representative video of genus HaematopusCredit: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

Audio pronunciation file from the Lingua Libre project.Speaker: Bluerose25 Recorder: Bluerose25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — African oystercatcher Wikipedia

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