bird · Charadriiformes · Haematopodidae
African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini Bonaparte, 1856 — also called African black oystercatcher, black oystercatcher. Occurrence records of the African Oystercatcher are shared on GBIF from around 85 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (4 373 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: Least concern
85reserves with records
41 583records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 373 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 117 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 124 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 027 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 023 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 753 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 663 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 595 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 403 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 154 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 097 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 875 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 690 |
| Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 663 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 649 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 641 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 635 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 635 |
| SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 597 |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 597 |
| Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 587 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 540 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 539 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 534 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 501 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 478 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 465 |
| De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 454 |
| Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 448 |
| Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | 448 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 435 |
| Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 371 |
| Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 365 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 359 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 309 |
| Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 296 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 287 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 274 |
| Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 271 |
| Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 271 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 262 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 249 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 241 |
| Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 233 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 205 |
| Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 192 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 178 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 170 |
| Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 168 |
| Wilderness National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 167 |
| Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 165 |
| Agulhas National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 144 |
| Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 126 |
| Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 105 |
| Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 95 |
| Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 95 |
| Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 86 |
| Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 86 |
| Goukamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 78 |
| Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 77 |
and 25 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 59 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 20 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 5 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Haematopodidae
- Scientific name
- Haematopus moquini
- GBIF taxon
- 2480263
- Wikidata
- Q855552
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.