African Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyHaematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
- GenusHaematopus (Oystercatchers)
- SpeciesHaematopus moquini (African Black Oystercatcher)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Sooty Gull
Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Black Oystercatcher in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a African Black Oystercatcher sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Black Oystercatcher in Addo Elephant National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Black Oystercatcher in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.