Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha)
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Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha (Stanley, 1814)

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania

Where and when it's recorded

Red-billed Oxpecker has been recorded at 271 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 18 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nairobi NPKenya1,829 records
  2. Lake Nakuru NPKenya1,283 records
  3. Tarangire NPTanzania731 records
More places
  1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania696 records
  2. Mkhuze GRSouth Africa569 records
  3. Arusha NPTanzania527 records
  4. Kruger NP – Skukuza CampSouth Africa483 records
  5. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya461 records
  6. Serengeti NPTanzania418 records
  7. Amboseli NPKenya412 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaSouth AfricaTanzaniaBotswanaZambiaEthiopiaNamibiaZimbabwe

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Red-billed Oxpecker live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to northeastern Namibia, Botswana and northeastern South Africa. It is most often recorded in Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania.

When is the best time to see the Red-billed Oxpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October and November (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Red-billed Oxpecker in?

It belongs to the family Oxpeckers (Buphagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

Range

Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to northeastern Namibia, Botswana and northeastern South Africa

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Oxpeckers Buphagidae
Genus
Buphagus

Other birds in the genus Buphagus

Yellow-billed OxpeckerYellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
Red-billed Oxpecker

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