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Bird family

Buphagidae

2 species

About this family

Oxpeckers

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Birds of Prey 328 Corvids 138 Cranes & Rails 190 Cuckoos & Turacos 180 Game Birds 307 Grebes, Loons & Flamingos 33 Herons, Pelicans & Ibises 120 Hornbills & Hoopoes 75 Hummingbirds 366 Kingfishers & Rollers 185 Nightjars & Allies 132 Owls 256 Parrots 409 Penguins 19 Pigeons & Doves 352 Ratites & Tinamous 59 Seabirds & Tubenoses 206 Shorebirds 394 Songbirds 6,620 Storks 20 Swifts 112 Trogons & Quetzals 47 Unusual & Unique Birds 57 Waterbirds 178 Woodpeckers & Toucans 444

Accipitriformes 263 Aegotheliformes 10 Anseriformes 178 Apodiformes 478 Apterygiformes 5 Bucerotiformes 75 Caprimulgiformes 98 Cariamiformes 2 Casuariiformes 4 Charadriiformes 394 Ciconiiformes 20 Coliiformes 6 Columbiformes 352 Coraciiformes 185 Cuculiformes 157 Eurypygiformes 2 Falconiformes 65 Galliformes 307 Gaviiformes 5 Gruiformes 190 Leptosomiformes 1 Mesitornithiformes 3 Musophagiformes 23 Nyctibiiformes 7 Opisthocomiformes 1 Otidiformes 26 Passeriformes 6,758 Pelecaniformes 120 Phaethontiformes 3 Phoenicopteriformes 6 Piciformes 444 Podargiformes 16 Podicipediformes 22 Procellariiformes 149 Psittaciformes 409 Pterocliformes 16 Rheiformes 2 Sphenisciformes 19 Steatornithiformes 1 Strigiformes 256 Struthioniformes 2 Suliformes 54 Tinamiformes 46 Trogoniformes 47

Africa 2,073 Antarctica 13 Australia & Oceania 1,833 Central America & Caribbean 1,183 Europe 2 Europe & Northern Asia 992 North America 854 Oceans & Seabirds 534 South & Southeast Asia 1,875 South America 3,245 Worldwide 10

Woodland 8,314 Wetland, lake & coast 1,102 Grassland & open country 961 Urban & human-modified 120 Suburban Gardens 3 Open Grassland 3 Wetlands 2 Deserts & Scrub 2

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White 56 Black 49 Brown 35 Grey 28 Red 20 Blue 13 Iridescent 12 Green 11 Orange 11 Yellow 11 Buff 10 Pink 2 Purple 2

Invertebrate-eaters 5,174 Omnivores 1,841 Fruit-eaters 1,112 Aquatic hunters 755 Seed-eaters 676 Nectar-feeders 541 Vertebrate hunters 275 Plant-eaters 95 Aquatic plant-eaters 89 Scavengers 22

Least Concern 8,120 Near Threatened 885 Vulnerable 624 Endangered 349 Critically Endangered 181 Extinct 168 Data Deficient 31 Extinct in the Wild 5

Species in this family

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

LC Least Concern

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Medium
Woodland

NE Not Evaluated

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Buphagidae

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