Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swarttobie |
| Czech | ústřičník jihoafrický |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Zwarte Scholekster |
| English | African Oystercatcher |
| English (South Africa) | African Black Oystercatcher |
| English (United States) | African Oystercatcher |
| French | Huîtrier de Moquin |
| French (French Guiana) | Huîtrier de Moquin |
| German | Kapausternfischer |
| Hebrew | שלצדף אפריקני |
| Icelandic | Tinnutjaldur |
| Japanese | アフリカクロミヤコドリ |
| Norwegian | kappsvarttjeld |
| Polish | ostrygojad afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Ostraceiro-preto-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ostraceiro-preto |
| Russian | Африканский кулик-сорока |
| Serbian | Afrički ostrigar |
| Slovak | lastúrničiar havraní |
| Spanish | Ostrero Negro Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ostrero negro africano |
| Swedish | kapstrandskata |
| Turkish | Afrika Poyrazkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-сорока африканський |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856
Definitions
- HAEMATOPUS
- haematopus
- moquini
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African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini Scientific name definitions
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.1
- Partial Revision
- October 22, 2021
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
Authors
Phil Hockey, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Hockey, P., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.afroys1.01.1
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
Authors
Phil Hockey and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Hockey, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.afroys1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 8, 2018
- African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
Authors
Phil Hockey and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Hockey, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2018). African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.