African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquiniBonaparte, CLJL, 1856
English (US) African Oystercatcher
The African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) in the order Charadriiformes.
Range: coasts of southern Africa (northern Namibia to eastern Cape Province)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Haematopus moquini
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Oystercatcher
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856
- Type locality
- Africa.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 43 p.1020
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Eurasian Oystercatcher
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Pied Oystercatcher
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Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
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Variable Oystercatcher
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