African black oystercatcher  (Haematopus moquini)

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Glossary

  • Bivalves: in this group of aquatic molluscs the soft parts are encased in a shell consisting of two parts known as valves.
  • Crustaceans: a diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.
  • Forage: to search for food.
  • Intertidal zone: the region between the high tide mark and low tide mark.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1996) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks.Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (April, 2007)
    http://www.unep-aewa.org/
  4. Borrow, N. and Demey, R. (2001) Birds of Western Africa.Christopher Helm, London.
  5. Leseberg, A., Hockey, P.A.R. and Loewenthal, D. (2000) Human disturbance and the chick-rearing ability of African black oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini): a geographical perspective. Biological Conservation, 96 (3): 379 - 385.
  6. Hockey, P.A.R. and Underhill, L.G. (1984) Diet of the African black oystercatcher Haematopus moquini on rocky shores: Spatial, temporal and sex related variation. South African Journal of Zoology, 19 (1): 1 - 11.
  7. Hockey, P.A.R. (1983) The distribution, population size, movements and conservation of the African black oystercatcher Haematopus moquini. Biological Conservation, 25 (3): 233 - 262.
  8. Oystercatcher Conservation Programme Newsletter (October, 2007)
    http://sacoast.uwc.ac.za/education/resources/envirofacts/oystercatcher/oystercatcher_tidings.htm
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