Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large, obvious and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. There are 11 species worldwide and two in Southern Africa.
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds