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Red Billed Much more common than the yellow-billed. Uploaded for comparison with the yellow-billed... Africa,Buphagus erythrorhynchus,Geotagged,Kenya,Nakuru,Red-billed oxpecker,oxpecker Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Red Billed

Much more common than the yellow-billed. Uploaded for comparison with the yellow-billed...

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    Yellow Billed Although not as common as the red-billed oxpecker, still very easy to see in Kenya. Especially in Masa Mara, Tsavo and Amboseli. Distinct yellow of the bill is the most important difference between the two species. This one also lacks the yellow eye ring. These days, they are confined to national parks and can only be found near wild animals since domestic stock are treated with pesticides for ticks and parasites. Buphagus africanus,Geotagged,Kenya,Yellow-billed oxpecker


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The red-billed oxpecker is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturnidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to South Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. Its range overlaps that of the less widespread yellow-billed oxpecker.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by burak_dogansoysal
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Uploaded Jan 4, 2015. Captured Nov 12, 2013 08:15 in Flamingo Road, Nakuru, Kenya.
  • Canon EOS-1D X
  • f/4.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO200
  • 500mm