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African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini Scientific name definitions

Phil Hockey, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
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Distribution of the African Oystercatcher

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Recommended Citation

Hockey, P., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.afroys1.01.1
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