WoRMS taxon details
Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856
212720 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212720)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 41 cm. Plumage: all black. Immature browner than adult. Bare parts: iris red; eyering orange; bill red with an orange...
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]
WoRMS (2025). Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212720 on 2025-12-06
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Afrikaanse zwarte scholekster | [details] |
| English | black oystercatcherAfrican oystercatcherAfrican black oystercatcher | [details] |
| French | huîtrier de Moquin | [details] |
| German | Schwarzer Austernfischer | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haematopus moquini)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Haematopus moquini)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
