The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher, is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa. This near-threatened oystercatcher has a population of over 6,000 adults, which breed between November and April. The scientific name moquini commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Moquin-Tandon who discovered and named this species before Bonaparte. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Bonaparte, CLJL 1856
Reference:
Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci.
43 p.1020
Protonym:
Haematopus moquini
Type locality:
Africa.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16553#page/1032/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C078081EB45D895F
Avibase ID:
avibase-C078081E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C078081E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560353
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Huîtrier de Moquin ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Huîtrier de Moquin ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Black Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Haematopus ostralegus moquini [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Haematopus ostralegus moquini [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Oystercatcher ( Haematopus moquini) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Haematopus moquini [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Haematopus moquini [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Haematopus [moquini or meadewaldoi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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