Yellow-billed Oxpecker Picture - Bird


Photo Taken By: Carrie



Animal Name: Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Animal Type: Bird
Species: Buphagus africanus
This is one of 2 species of Oxpecker found in Kenya. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal east to Sudan. They forage in small flocks on large mammals eating ticks, fleas and flies but also consuming wound tissue, blood and other secretions. They are thus considered to be semi-parasitic.

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