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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 Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 6, 2017. Captured Jun 29, 2013 17:22 in R618, South Africa.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO720
  • 300mm