---
title: "Ostrygojad afrykański"
description: "Haematopus moquini — Ptaki. The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini) is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/african-oystercatcher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ostrygojad afrykański

> Haematopus moquini — Ptaki. The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)  is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Haematopus moquini*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 4692
- Wikidata: [Q855552](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855552)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4839](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4839)

## Names

- en: African Oystercatcher
- de: Schwarzer Austernfischer
- es: Ostrero negro africano
- fr: Huîtrier de Moquin
- nl: Afrikaanse zwarte scholekster
- pt: Ostraceiro-preto-africano
- pl: Ostrygojad afrykański

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (4433), NA (162), MZ (8)

## Summary

The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)  is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa. This oystercatcher has a population of over 6,000 adults, which breed between November and April. The scientific name moquini commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Moquin-Tandon who discovered and named this species before Bonaparte.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_oystercatcher

## Photo

![Ostrygojad afrykański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-oystercatcher/medium.jpg)

Photo: frogglet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310268006

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-oystercatcher?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).