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African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 285, February 163, March 241, April 333, May 158, June 105, July 125, August 160, September 200, October 309, November 207, December 240.
South Africa2,526
Western Cape2,077
Eastern Cape333
KwaZulu-Natal102
Nothern Cape12
Mpumalanga2

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilyOystercatchers · Haematopodidae
GenusOystercatchers · Haematopus

Sources

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