Order
Passeriformes
Family
Buphagidae
Genus
Buphagus
Species
africanus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Uganda, Red Billed Oxpecker Zimbabwe,
Number of Sub-Species
Two Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Savannah
Distribution and Range
Sub Sahara Africa from Senegal east to Sedan
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.