African Oystercatcher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCanary Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher, African Black Oystercatcher
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilyOystercatchers / Haematopodidae
GenusHaematopus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregioncoastal n Namibia to Kwa-Zulu Natal (s Africa)
Non breeding regionto coastal s Angola

African Oystercatcher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Nature sounds by Simply Birding
    Namibia
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
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    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwarttobie (Swartoestervanger), Oystercatcher Swarttobie, Swarttobie
AzerbaijaniAfrika qara sağsağanı alacüllütü
BelarusianАфрыканскі крывок
Bengaliিঅচিকান চঝনুকভায
BretonMorbig zu Afrika
BulgarianАфрикански стридояд
Catalangarsa de mar negra africana
Chinese非洲黑蛎鹬
Chinese (Traditional)非洲蠣鴴
Croatianafrički oštrigar
Czechústřičník jihoafrický
DanishAfrikansk Strandskade
DutchAfrikaanse Zwarte Scholekster
EsperantoAfrika nigra hematopo, Nigra hematopo
Estonianaafrika mustmerisk
Finnishafrikanmeriharakka
FrenchHuîtrier de Moquin, Huîtrier noir
FrisianAfrikaanske swarte strânljip
GalicianLampareiro negro africano
GermanSchwarzausternfischer, Kapausternfischer, Schwarzer Austernfischer
GreekΑφρικαvικός στρειδoφάγoς
Hebrewשלצדף אפריקני, שלצדף שחור
Hungarianszerecsen-csigaforgató, Fekete csigaforgató
IcelandicTinnutjaldur, Eyjatjaldur
IrishRoilleach dubh Afracach
ItalianBeccaccia di mare nera africana, Beccaccia di mare africana
Japaneseアフリカミヤコドリ, アフリカクロミヤコドリ
LatvianDienvidāfrikas jūras žagata
LithuanianJuodoji jūršarkė, juodoji afrikinė jūršarkė
Northern SamiAfrihkáčáhppescagán
Norwegiankappsvarttjeld, Kappsvarttjeld
Norwegian NynorskKappsvarttjeld
Polishostrygojad afrykanski, ostrygojad afrykański
PortugueseOstraceiro-preto, ostraceiro-preto-africano
RomanianScoicar negru african
RussianАфриканский кулик-сорока, Африканский чёрный кулик-сорока
SerbianAfrički ostrigar
Slovaklastúrničiar havraní
SlovenianČrna školjkarica
SpanishOstrero negro africano
Swedishkapstrandskata, Svart strandskata
Turkishkara poyrazkuşu, Afrika Poyrazkuşu
Ukrainianкулик-сорока африканський
WelshPioden fôr ddu Affrica