Oxpeckers

The oxpeckers are two species of bird which make up the genus Buphagus, from Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), meaning "ox", and φάγος (phágos), meaning "eater", and family Buphagidae. The oxpeckers were formerly usually treated as a subfamily, Buphaginae, within the starling family, Sturnidae, but molecular phylogenetic studies have consistently shown that they form a separate lineage that is basal to the sister clades containing the Sturnidae and the Mimidae (mockingbirds, thrashers, and allies). Oxpeckers are endemic to the savanna of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Specie di questa famiglia

• Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
• Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha

Specie simili a confronto

• Red-billed Oxpecker vs Yellow-billed Oxpecker