Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
1,171 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 1,171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
50–60%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
8 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
18 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
21 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
24 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
25 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
26 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
28 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
29 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
30 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
31 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
32 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
34 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
35 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
36 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
37 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
38 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
41 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Oxpecker in Serengeti National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 1,171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Oxpecker in Serengeti National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Oxpecker in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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