A photo of a African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
African Oystercatcher

African Oystercatcher

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 near-threatened 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.
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Dalumzi Gladile
Friday 24 Mar 2023 - 7:29am
South Africa
A photo of a African Oystercatcher photographed in Coega Salt Works South Africa
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Aart Verrips
Wednesday 22 Mar 2023 - 12:37pm
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Aart Verrips
Tuesday 21 Mar 2023 - 8:37am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Aart Verrips
Monday 20 Mar 2023 - 4:55am
South Africa
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