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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
About 9 inches in length. Has a short, thick, red bill. Red eyes surrounded by large, bright-yellow eye-rings. The head, neck, wings, and tail are brown-gray. The undersides are pale yellow. The Red-billed Oxpecker feeds on the host's skin parasites, bothersome flies, dead host skin, and sometimes a special treat of blood from a wound. Nests in a hole in a tree where the female lays 1-5 eggs. | About 9 inches in length. Has a short, thick, red bill. Red eyes surrounded by large, bright-yellow eye-rings. The head, neck, wings, and tail are brown-gray. The undersides are pale yellow. The Red-billed Oxpecker feeds on the host's skin parasites, bothersome flies, dead host skin, and sometimes a special treat of blood from a wound. Nests in a hole in a tree where the female lays 1-5 eggs. | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
A common bird that is usually found perched on large mammals in southern Africa. | A common bird that is usually found perched on large mammals in southern Africa. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 21 July 2007
- Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Description
About 9 inches in length. Has a short, thick, red bill. Red eyes surrounded by large, bright-yellow eye-rings. The head, neck, wings, and tail are brown-gray. The undersides are pale yellow. The Red-billed Oxpecker feeds on the host's skin parasites, bothersome flies, dead host skin, and sometimes a special treat of blood from a wound. Nests in a hole in a tree where the female lays 1-5 eggs.
Identification
A common bird that is usually found perched on large mammals in southern Africa.
