• Synonyms Canary Oystercatcher, African Black Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher

African Oystercatcherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, territorial piping call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Nature sounds by Simply Birding
    Namibia
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 8.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see African Oystercatcher

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion coastal n Namibia to Kwa-Zulu Natal (s Africa)
  • Non breeding region to coastal s Angola

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwarttobie (Swartoestervanger), Swarttobie, Oystercatcher 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
EsperantoNigra hematopo, Afrika nigra hematopo
Estonianaafrika mustmerisk
Finnishafrikanmeriharakka
FrenchHuîtrier noir, Huîtrier de Moquin
FrisianAfrikaanske swarte strânljip
GalicianLampareiro negro africano
GermanSchwarzausternfischer, Kapausternfischer, Schwarzer Austernfischer
GreekΑφρικαvικός στρειδoφάγoς
Hebrewשלצדף שחור, שלצדף אפריקני
HungarianFekete csigaforgató, szerecsen-csigaforgató
IcelandicTinnutjaldur, Eyjatjaldur
IrishRoilleach dubh Afracach
ItalianBeccaccia di mare africana, Beccaccia di mare nera 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
Norwegian NynorskKappsvarttjeld
Polishostrygojad afrykanski, ostrygojad afrykański
Portugueseostraceiro-preto-africano, Ostraceiro-preto
RomanianScoicar negru african
RussianАфриканский кулик-сорока, Африканский чёрный кулик-сорока
SerbianAfrički ostrigar
Slovaklastúrničiar havraní
SlovenianČrna školjkarica
SpanishOstrero negro africano
SwedishSvart strandskata, kapstrandskata
TurkishAfrika Poyrazkuşu, kara poyrazkuşu
Ukrainianкулик-сорока африканський
WelshPioden fôr ddu Affrica