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The incredible four-legged bird! Not the best quality photo but too funny not to share I thought! The one behind had its head down. African oystercatcher,Haematopus moquini,birds,oystercatchers,sea birds,south africa,water birds Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

The incredible four-legged bird!

Not the best quality photo but too funny not to share I thought! The one behind had its head down.

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The African oystercatcher

The African oystercatcher or African black oystercatcher, is a large charismatic wader resident to the mainland coasts and offshore islands of southern Africa. This near-threatened oystercatcher has a population of over 6,000 adults, which breed between November and April.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2015. Captured Aug 24, 2015 08:59.
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