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Oxpecker family
The two species of Oxpeckers are broadly distributed across sub-Saharan Africa where they are obligate commensals with large African mammals. They forage in small flocks on large mammals eating ticks, fleas and flies but also consuming wound tissue, blood and other secretions. [eng] |
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Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Red Billed Oxpeckers): Media
Photos. [eng] |
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ScienceLives! Online - Ecology
Attack of the Red-Billed Oxpeckers. [eng] |
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