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Barnes, K. N. 2000. The Eskom Red Data Book of birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.

Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.

Bray, T. C.; Hockey, P. A. R. 2015. Population genetics and demographic inferences in a recovering shorebird, the African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini. Ibis 157: 171-176.

Brown, M., Arendse, B., Mels, B., and Lee, A.T.K. 2019. Bucking the trend: the African Black Oystercatcher as a recent conservation success story. Ostrich 90(4): 327-333.

Calf, K.M. and Underhill, L.G. 2002. Productivity of African black oystercatchers Haematopus moquini on Robben Island, South Africa, in the 2001-2002 breeding season. Wader Study Group Bulletin 99: 45-49.

Calf, K.M. and Underhill, L.G. 2005. Tidal impact on breeding African black oystercatchers on Robben Island, Western Cape, South Africa. Ostrich 76(3-4): 219-221.

del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (eds). 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

Hockey, P. A. R., Dean, W. R. J. & Ryan, P. G. 2005. Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa.

Hockey, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2020. African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), version 1.0. In: (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana (eds), Birds of the World, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.

IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).

Jeffery, R.G. and Scott, H.A. 2005. Breeding success of African black oystercatchers Haematopus moquini at Cape Agulhas, Western Cape, from 1978/79 to 2001/02. Ostrich 76(1-2): 8-13.

Leseberg, A., Hockey, P.A.R. and Loewenthal, D. 2000. Human disturbance and the chick-rearing ability of African black oystercatchers (Haemotopus moquini): a geographical perspective. Biological Conservation 96: 379-385.

Loewenthal, D.; Paijmans, D. M.; Haupt, P. W.; Hockey, P. A. R. 2015. Trends in African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini populations between the early 1980s and early 2000s, with consideration of the influence of protected habitats and food availability. Ostrich 86(1&2): 9-21.

Rao, A. S.; Hockey, P. A. R.; Montevecchi, W. A. 2014. Coastal dispersal by pre-breeding African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini. Marine Ornithology 42(2): 105-112.

Scott, H. A., Dean, W. R. J. and Watson, L. H. 2012. Diet and habitat use by the African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini in De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa. Marine Ornithology 40: 1-10.

Scott, H.A., Dean, W.R.J. and Watson, L.H. 2011. Breeding success and changes in numbers of African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini in relation to habitat quality and protection status. Marine Ornithology 39: 189-199.

Tjørve, K. M. C.; Underhill, L. H. 2008. Breeding phenology of African Black Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini on Robben Island, South Africa. Ostrich 79(2): 141-146.

Underhill, L. 2014. Assessment of the conservation status of African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini. International Wader Studies 20: 97-108.

Urban, E.K., Fry, C.H. and Keith, S. 1986. The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.

Wetlands International. 2002. Waterbird population estimates. Wetlands International, Wageningen, Netherlands.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/african-oystercatcher-haematopus-moquini on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.