Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
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Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
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Fledges have a yellow bill which becomes brown in the juvenile and then progressively red between two and seven months. The red-billed oxpecker usually nests in natural tree cavities lining it with hair from hosts, see slideshow images 5 and 6. The red-billed oxpeckers are often seen on animals near water. The image above was taken in Lukuba in September 2010, courtesy of Valéry Schollaert. Roll your cursor over the enlargement to see another. Click here to see an image of both red-billed and yellow-billed oxpeckers, taken in Kruger NP (So. Africa) in April 2011; roll your cursor over the enlargement to see another. |
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