Order
Passeriformes
Family
Buphagidae
Genus
Buphagus
Species
erythrorynchus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Red Billed Oxpecker Zimbabwe,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Savannah
Distribution and Range
Sub Sahara Africa from Central African Republic east to South Sudan
Food
Insects and tics while perched on the bodies of large mammals. Will also eat blood from these animals after pecking at their wounds until blood flows.