Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyBuphagidae (Oxpeckers)
- GenusBuphagus (Oxpeckers)
- SpeciesBuphagus erythrorhynchus (Red-billed Oxpecker)
The red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) is a 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. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Oxpecker in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Oxpecker in Lake Manyara National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Oxpecker in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.