African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Also known as: African Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher
Habitat
Ground
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
692 g
LCAvesCharadriiformesHaematopodidae
Seasonal Activity
59,411 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Haematopodidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 692 g
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.