The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore...
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Africa and South East Asia. The exceptions to this are the Eurasian oystercatcher, the South Island oystercatcher, and the Magellanic oystercatcher,...
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to as the black oystercatcher, although this name is also used locally for the blackish oystercatcher and the African oystercatcher. Its scientific name...
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oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) also known as the common pied oystercatcher, or (in Europe) just oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher...
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The Canary Islands oystercatcher, Canarian oystercatcher, or Canarian black oystercatcher (Haematopus meadewaldoi), was a shorebird of uncertain taxonomy...
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Phil Hockey (category South African ornithologists)
His doctoral study was on the African oystercatcher. He focused on shorebirds, writing the book Waders of Southern Africa. Hockey observed 885 different...
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prising open molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus African oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini (E) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae...
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Pearly Beach (redirect from Pearly Beach, South Africa)
just a short distance away. The area is home to the threatened African oystercatcher which can be seen on the rocky coasts, beaches and at lagoons eating...
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Plettenberg Bay (category Populated coastal places in South Africa)
There are many pelagic birds in the area as well as the endangered African oystercatcher which live along the shores. The Keurbooms River estuary is home...
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straight bills. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing...
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hobby African hoopoe African jacana African marsh harrier African olive pigeon African openbill African oystercatcher African palm swift African paradise...
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St Francis Bay (category Use South African English from January 2015)
abundant with over 200 species recorded in the area including the rare African oystercatcher and fish eagle. Port St Francis includes a commercial and recreational...
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eds. (August 2022). "Buttonquail, thick-knees, sheathbills, plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, painted-snipes, jacanas, Plains-wanderer, seedsnipes". IOC...
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List of birds of the Gambia (category Lists of birds of Sub-Saharan Africa)
prising open molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus African oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae...
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List of birds of Namibia (category Lists of birds of Southern Africa)
prising open molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus African oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini Family: Charadriidae The family Charadriidae...
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Cologne December 14-15, 2007 Gowers, William (1948). "African Elephants and Ancient Authors". African Affairs. 47 (188): 173–180. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals...
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Great Kei River (category Use South African English from July 2024)
bird species are found in the area such as the near-threatened African oystercatcher, sandpipers, and kingfishers. Attempts to build a bridge over the Kei...
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to breed in the island. A pilot project in May 2001 led to three African oystercatcher fledglings successfully introduced on the island. Cape cormorant...
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Tsau ǁKhaeb Sperrgebiet National Park (category 1908 establishments in German South West Africa)
brown hyena. Bird species resident in the Sperrgebiet include the African oystercatcher, the black-headed canary, and the dune lark. The Sperrgebiet was...
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Algoa Bay (category Use South African English from July 2024)
bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins, humpback dolphins, African penguins, African black oystercatchers, Cape gannets, Cape fur seals, Cape cormorants, white-breasted...
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capensis). Smaller numbers of kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) and African oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) also breed here. Thousands of common tern (Sterna...
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Koeberg Nature Reserve (category Use South African English from June 2023)
reserve: Great white pelican African oystercatcher Black harrier African penguin Mammal species found in the reserve are: African wildcat Bat-eared fox Blue...
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species worldwide and two in Southern Africa. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus African black oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini Order: Charadriiformes Family:...
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False Bay (redirect from False Bay, South Africa)
humpback dolphin Long-beaked common dolphin Killer whale (orca) African oystercatcher Seaweeds are thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular...
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Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex (redirect from Dyer Island (South Africa))
the surrounding waters, including the endangered Galjoen. African penguin African oystercatcher Antarctic tern Arctic tern Bank cormorant Cape cormorant...
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List of marine vertebrates of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay (category Fauna of South Africa)
Charadriidae African oystercatcher, Haemotopus moquini (Bonaparte, 1856) (Lüderitz, Namibia to Mazeppa Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa) Black oystercatcher, Haematopus...
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rats. The same fate awaited the white-winged sandpiper. The Canarian oystercatcher was reported vanished by 1940, believed to have been the result of overfishing...
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Robberg Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area (category Marine protected areas of South Africa)
better food supply. Marine mammals: Birds: Haematopus moquini (African oystercatcher) - breeding area Phalacrocorax lucidus (White-breasted cormorant)...
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List of birds of Mozambique (category Birds of East Africa)
prising open molluscs. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus African oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini (A) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae...
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Helderberg Marine Protected Area (category Marine protected areas of South Africa)
megalopterus (spotted gulley shark) Birds: Haematopus moquini (African oystercatcher) Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape cormorant) Phalacrocorax neglectus...
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