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 Table Mountain National Park
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Snowy Sheathbill
Chionis albus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a African Black Oystercatcher sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 1121 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Black Oystercatcher in Table Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Black Oystercatcher in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.