Red-billed oxpecker
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The red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) is a mutualistic passerine bird in the oxpecker family, Buphagidae. It is native to the eastern savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to South Sudan and south to northern and eastern South Africa. It is more widespread than the yellow-billed oxpecker in Southern Africa, where their ranges overlap.
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Red-billed oxpecker | |
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Adult at nest entrance | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Buphagidae |
Genus: | Buphagus |
Species: | B. erythrorynchus |
Binomial name | |
Buphagus erythrorynchus (Stanley, 1814) | |
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Synonyms | |
Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
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