African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Phil Hockey, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swarttobie |
| Bulgarian | Африкански черен стридояд |
| Catalan | garsa de mar negra africana |
| Croatian | afrički oštrigar |
| 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 (Canada) | 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 |
| Slovenian | Afriška školjkarica |
| Spanish | Ostrero Negro Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ostrero negro africano |
| Swedish | kapstrandskata |
| Turkish | Afrika Poyrazkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-сорока африканський |
| Zulu | unozila |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856
PROTONYM:
Haematopus moquini
Bonaparte, 1856. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 43, p.1020.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HAEMATOPUS
- haematopus
- moquini
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the African Oystercatcher
