African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini - Huîtrier de Moquin
Systematics
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family:
Haematopodidés
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Genus:
Haematopus
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Species:
moquini
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 45 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 582 à 800 g
Geographic range
Description identification
African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) is a species of bird in the Haematopodidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Huîtrier de Moquin,
- Ostrero Negro Africano,
- Ostraceiro-preto-africano,
- Schwarzer Austernfischer,
- szerecsen-csigaforgató,
- Afrikaanse Zwarte Scholekster,
- Beccaccia di mare africana,
- Kapstrandskata,
- Kappsvarttjeld,
- lastúrničiar havraní,
- ústřičník jihoafrický,
- Afrikansk Strandskade,
- afrikanmeriharakka,
- Swarttobie,
- garsa de mar negra africana,
- Eyjatjaldur,
- ostrygojad afrykański,
- Африканский чёрный кулик-сорока,
- アフリカクロミヤコドリ,
- 非洲黑蛎鹬,
- 非洲蠣鴴,
Habitat
Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands
Other sources of interest
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