| Status | | accepted |
Record status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Source | |
basis of record: Urban, E.K., C.H. Fry & S. Keith (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London. [details]
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Vernacular Names | | | Language | Name | | |
Dutch |
Afrikaanse zwarte scholekster |
[details] |
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English |
African black oystercatcher |
[details] |
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English |
African oystercatcher |
[details] |
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English |
black oystercatcher |
[details] |
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French |
huîtrier de Moquin |
[details] |
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German |
Schwarzer Austernfischer |
[details] |
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| Environment | | marine |
| Distribution | | South Africa (country) [details]
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| Links | | To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
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| Note | |
Description: Length: 41 cm. Plumage: all black. Immature browner than adult. Bare parts: iris red; eyering orange; bill red with an orange tip; feet and legs purplish pink. Habitat: rocky coastal shores, coastal islands; sometimes coastal vleis and lagoons. Breed in southern Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
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| Images | |
Haematopus moquini added on 2009-08-04 - author: Jost, Klaus qualitystatus: not checked |
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Haematopus moquini added on 2009-08-04 - author: Jost, Klaus qualitystatus: not checked |
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212720 |
Taxonomic Edit history | |
| Date | action | by |
| 1998-08-22 05:35:27Z | created | Depew, Lorna |
| 2011-04-08 06:18:06Z | checked | Adriaens, Peter |
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| | | Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212720 on 2013-05-18 |
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