African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini swimming in the sea as part of distraction behaviour

Les G Underhill

doi:10.15641/bo.245

African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini swimming in the sea as part of distraction behaviour

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Les G Underhill

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https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.245

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It swam strongly, all the time calling and pretending it had broken wing.

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2014-07-05

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African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini swimming in the sea as part of distraction behaviour. (2014). Biodiversity Observations, 338-341. https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.245

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