Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythroryncha
Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) is a member of the Buphagidae family found in Africa.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Buphagidae Oxpeckers
- Genus Buphagus
- Species erythroryncha
Where it lives
Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to northeastern Namibia, Botswana and northeastern South Africa
Quick facts
- Family
- Buphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
Biology & behaviour
The Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) is a species of bird in the family Oxpeckers (Buphagidae), part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its breeding range covers AF Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to ne Namibia, Botswana and ne South Africa.
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Conservation
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